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Finesse It
By:Pete Ford
Date: 8/26/1999, 11:54 am
In Response To: Final Finish (or coating paint) (Barry)

I'm not sure if this will work on your type of finish but... For the Captains varnish I used I could never get the perfect finish I wanted. So, I did 4 coats with lite wet-sanding between coats. Then, after the final coat I buffed it out with a buffing pad on my random orbital sander soaked with 3M Finesse-It compound. It will NOT take out any ridges or big bumps - that is what the sanding is for. It WILL take out any minor dust nits and the like and result in a perfect glossy surface.

Messages In This Thread

Final Finish (or coating paint)
Barry -- 8/23/1999, 6:14 am
Finesse It
Pete Ford -- 8/26/1999, 11:54 am
Re: Final Finish (or coating paint)
Tom Farre -- 8/24/1999, 5:08 am