I have a wood sanding 101 question...if you properly, and progressively use finer and finer sandpaper you shouldn't need to rely on your wood finish to fill in the pores and level the hills and valleys of the wood, do you? In other words, can't you achieve a perfectly flat wood surface with only sandpaper?
I was watching a video on refinishing a gun stock and the instructor starts with 120 grit, then 220, then 320 and finishes with wet sanding 600 grit. He then puts on about 12 coats of a spray on finish (http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-...h-prod5529.aspx) and wet sands in between many of the coats.
It's been a long time since I've really tried to finish a piece of wood and make it look beautiful, but isn't relying on your finish to, effectively, create a perfectly flat and smooth finish "cheating"? *I* think you should do a better job sanding.
Am I wrong?
Ed
I was watching a video on refinishing a gun stock and the instructor starts with 120 grit, then 220, then 320 and finishes with wet sanding 600 grit. He then puts on about 12 coats of a spray on finish (http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-...h-prod5529.aspx) and wet sands in between many of the coats.
It's been a long time since I've really tried to finish a piece of wood and make it look beautiful, but isn't relying on your finish to, effectively, create a perfectly flat and smooth finish "cheating"? *I* think you should do a better job sanding.
Am I wrong?
Ed