Thread: done sanding and shaping...now what?

should I wet sand with wood or dry?

Originally Posted by eculuke

should I wet sand with wood or dry?

you take the wood out of the danish oil and wetsand then leave the wood dry.
I have done CA finish, also Wipe on poly it works well in both cases.
Again I have never worked with bubinga so you need to test all that on a piece of scrap wood.

I've never had a problem with any finishes sticking to bubinga. Some are open pore, but that just doesn't look like its sanded fine enough still.

That definitely doesn't look like it's sanded far enough. It looks like you stopped at 120 or 180. The given advice is good and I would go with it. There are infinite possibilities when it comes to finishing and which one to use is usually determined by level of protection, aesthetics, and ability/familiarity of finisher. Bubinga can have gum pockets so it might be worth wiping down with acetone if you use a wipe on finish. Obviously if you use danish oil you don't want to do this since you'd be soaking the wood.

I will definitely do some additional sanding progressions but I am heading to lowes in 2 hours and still don't have a clear picture of what to finish with? Spray on Poly, Wipe on? Oil? I know its preference, but I would love to hear what somebody would do in my shoes. I do have CA in my possession but that sounds like its not the most preferred method..

KISS

Since you are so unsure use the Keep It Simple Stupid method and that is MinWax Wipe On Poly, get the Gloss you can always unGloss it if you want...

Buy ACETONE wipe them with acetone BEFORE you do the first coat of finish...


Finishing wood is an art to learn as you progress...

But these are your first set so you will rush, and in that case the Wipe On Poly is the best for "Rushing"...it is the most foolproof, in fact you can totally screw it up, wait for it to dry, sand with 400 grit and start again and again...


There you go

Picked up wipe on gloss and mineral spirits. Did a heavy sanding progression all the way to 2000 grit and just cleaned off with mineral spirits. I'm letting it dry now. Can anybody offer tips for applying the wipe on?