Picked up Waterlox satin finsh at Woodcraft. Using it on Mahogany. They said
to make a slurry by sanding the wood with 220 sandpaper, it would fill the
pores for a smoother finish. Is 220 fine enough? Should I sand between coats
or use steel wool? Is it o.k. to use wax over the finish or polyurethane or
just two coats of the finish and leave it alone?
It's for a corner display case.
Also thougght about using "Roberts Sealer", but don't know how that would
age.
Thanks for any help/suggestions.
Jimmy
On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 13:40:30 GMT, "Jimmy" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Picked up Waterlox satin finsh at Woodcraft. Using it on Mahogany. They said
>to make a slurry by sanding the wood with 220 sandpaper, it would fill the
>pores for a smoother finish. Is 220 fine enough?
For sanding a slurry, yes.
>Should I sand between coats
>or use steel wool?
Use the 220 sandpaper lightly until the grain is filled, then switch
to 400. Use steel wool to adjust sheen and possibly apply wax.
>Is it o.k. to use wax over the finish
Yes! In fact, a dark wax is GREAT on mahogany.
> or polyurethane
Waste of time. Waterlox _is_ the finish, suitable for floors!
>just two coats of the finish and leave it alone?
To fill the grain, you'll need more than two coats.
>Also thougght about using "Roberts Sealer", but don't know how that would
>age.
That would work fine on mahogany, but Waterlox already contains oil,
so the final look will be the same.
Personally, I'd take advantage of the extra-fast drying time of
Robert's Sealer and Seal Coat sanding sealer, and smoother, 320 grit
paper, to fill the grain. I'd probably do two coats of Roberts, then
add full strength Seal Coat coats until smooth. You'll have to wait
overnight between coats of Waterlox, as it attracts dust and junk all
the while. I would not apply straight Seal Coat as the first coat,
as this will prevent oil from penetrating the wood and eventually
adding a pleasing tone.
You'd need a total of 4-5 applications of Seal Coat and Robert's
sealer to fill the grain completely, but you can sand it in an hour or
so. If you don't mind waiting, you can apply the early coats of
Waterlox with a foam brush, build 'till smooth, and then wipe on the
last coat after a final 400 grit sanding.
I suggest trying the whole shebang on scrap prepared identically to
your project. A hard worked project is an awful place to learn a new
finishing method.