Hey everyone, first time poster and complete woodworking noobie!
My grandpa built me an alder desk for Christmas this year, and it is finished with 3-5 coats of polyurethane. However, there seem to be specks of dust lodged in most of the surfaces. Other forums online recommended that I wetsand down to 2000 grit in order to smooth everything down.
I did a test run inside one of the draws, and found that that grit left a glass-smooth, but very matte surface. I went down to the local paint shop and they recommended that I apply a few coats of teak oil over the sanded area. I tried that this morning (wipe on, let sit ~15 mins, wipe off), but it really didn't seem to bring back much of the gloss I was expecting. I rooted around online a bit more and no one seems to be suggesting teak oil over poly finishes. I was wondering if anyone could weigh in on a good plan of attack that I can use to get rid of the roughness and end up with a semi-gloss to gloss finish.
I believe the original poly is a semi-gloss, and the teak oil I have is Daly's SeaFin. The desk is alder stained a dark walnut color.
Thanks for any help!
Cole
My grandpa built me an alder desk for Christmas this year, and it is finished with 3-5 coats of polyurethane. However, there seem to be specks of dust lodged in most of the surfaces. Other forums online recommended that I wetsand down to 2000 grit in order to smooth everything down.
I did a test run inside one of the draws, and found that that grit left a glass-smooth, but very matte surface. I went down to the local paint shop and they recommended that I apply a few coats of teak oil over the sanded area. I tried that this morning (wipe on, let sit ~15 mins, wipe off), but it really didn't seem to bring back much of the gloss I was expecting. I rooted around online a bit more and no one seems to be suggesting teak oil over poly finishes. I was wondering if anyone could weigh in on a good plan of attack that I can use to get rid of the roughness and end up with a semi-gloss to gloss finish.
I believe the original poly is a semi-gloss, and the teak oil I have is Daly's SeaFin. The desk is alder stained a dark walnut color.
Thanks for any help!
Cole