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So I had a thread a while back here:
http://www.woodworkingtalk.com/f8/trouble-polyurethane-57061/
And I'm working on the rest of the actual cabinet (that thread was just a door in the back) and I"m going along the same process last time:
The whole point of all the coating/sanding is to make the surface level. When I sand I can see sanded parts and then other parts that are still reflective because they're lower than the surface getting sanded. So I repeat this whole process till the hills are flattened down and the valleys are filled up so the whole surface is level.
Awesome in theory and it works....but it is so ridiculously slow. I am still working on the same project and it's been almost 4 months. I put a coat on in the morning and wait for it to cure then sand and put on a new coat.
It's very frustrating because all the sanding to make it level has messed with the stain underneath and lightened the color a lot from what the original dark stain was. It's very disappointing to put literally weeks of work in to sand it to make it level to get the finish right and all the work is now pretty much worthless because the color is now off and lighter/darker in places.
Is there a better/faster way to do this?
The wood underneath is 3/4" plywood with a red oak veneer. Is this wood naturally really uneven?
Any help would be most appreciated, because I'm only about 1/3 the way done with the cabinet..so that means about 3 more months on this project.
http://www.woodworkingtalk.com/f8/trouble-polyurethane-57061/
And I'm working on the rest of the actual cabinet (that thread was just a door in the back) and I"m going along the same process last time:
- coat of polyurethane
- sand with 220
- coat with polyurethane
- sand with 220
- etc.
The whole point of all the coating/sanding is to make the surface level. When I sand I can see sanded parts and then other parts that are still reflective because they're lower than the surface getting sanded. So I repeat this whole process till the hills are flattened down and the valleys are filled up so the whole surface is level.
Awesome in theory and it works....but it is so ridiculously slow. I am still working on the same project and it's been almost 4 months. I put a coat on in the morning and wait for it to cure then sand and put on a new coat.
It's very frustrating because all the sanding to make it level has messed with the stain underneath and lightened the color a lot from what the original dark stain was. It's very disappointing to put literally weeks of work in to sand it to make it level to get the finish right and all the work is now pretty much worthless because the color is now off and lighter/darker in places.
Is there a better/faster way to do this?
The wood underneath is 3/4" plywood with a red oak veneer. Is this wood naturally really uneven?
Any help would be most appreciated, because I'm only about 1/3 the way done with the cabinet..so that means about 3 more months on this project.