I have applied a lot of finishes with a cloth over the years and I always tend to over work the finish. You wipe the finish on selecting a pattern which is likely to succeed in not missing any of the area and you work from wet to dry and you move on fairly quickly, don't try to rub it in.
The other mistake is to apply too thick. A number of things happen, either a film forms on the top which retards the evaporation of solvents below the film layer so it takes ages to dry and even longer to properly cure. The prolonged stickiness permits fly droppings or what ever else is drifting about in the air to stick. The best results are to apply thin coats many times with a gentle buff of very fine 400 or 600 grit paper between coats. Even very capable sighted brush application will leave brush marks. If you miss bits you will get them with subsequent applications. If possible I work from the middle of a field toward the edges, it permits you to pick up any excess or drips along the corners or over the edges. As you work your hands will pick up some of the chemistry so you will loose the feeling of cool or liquid because you will not be able to feel the evaporation. Trust that you are getting coverage and if you don't, you will be going over it with another coat anyway. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Stephan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 10:47 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Applying finish to wood > Folks: > > I recently built a sort of table top out of 2 x 4s and 3/4 inch birch > plywood that sits on top of a dog crate so as to provide flat work > surface in an office. I don't think I want to paint the thing, but it > probably needs to have some finish applied. > > I've heard that there's a product called "clearcoat" that can be applied > using a cloth and which doesn't streak. Anybody used this, and can they > talk about their technique? > > Thanks. > > > Bill Stephan > Kansas City, MO > (816)803-2469 > William Stephan > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various List Members At The Following Address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.13.1/466 - Release Date: 7/10/2006 > > To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
