Hi all,
I recently made my first attempt at staining and varnishing a piece of wood for my standing desk but didn't do it properly and want to have another go at it. I botched the varnish by applying the poly (image 1 below) too soon after the last coat of stain (image 2 below), which made it look patchy (image 3 below).
Advice required
How should I go about fixing my poor job from last time?
I would like to do a proper job of the varnish, also darken the wood further and get a glossier look so my thoughts were
- Wipe down with white spirit
- Sand the desk again at something coarse to remove the bad poly job from before (e.g. 150 grit)
- Apply a darker version of the same varnish (e.g. https://www.ronseal.com/for-home/woo...erior-varnish/)
Is there anything i'm missing here, that I should be doing when fixing a previously bad varnishing job?
Image 1: Screenshot 2020-10-18 at 15.04.25.jpg
Image 2: Screenshot 2020-10-18 at 14.59.43.jpg
Image 3: Screenshot 2020-10-18 at 15.05.10.jpg