Jim,
You dont mention if you have sanded between coats or not. In either
case, I went with 220 grit after about 3 applications, then switched to
1500 for the final finish coats, using a block to sand flat of course.
The secret is to keep applying coats until you finally get a coat that
is perfect. Then quit. I finished mine in gloss. Check out the final
result at the website below. Sooner or later you will get a perfect
finish.
Aaron
Aaron Cropley
71 TR6 (Throttle Body Injection!)
http://www.triumphowners.com/108
Topsham, Maine
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Jones <jimjcmo@yahoo.com>
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Sent: Sun, 1 May 2005 19:53:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: finish of wood dash
Hi Listers!
I have successfully stripped my wood dash fascia and applied four coats
of satin
spar polyurethane. I'm generally pleased with the result. My question
is this
what is a good way to smooth out the inevitable little flaws in the
final coat,
like the odd tiny fish eye, etc.? I was thinking of using some 600 sand
paper
followed by 0000 steel wool, but I don't want to create the odd shiny
spots on
the dash from over polishing it.
Any suggestions from those who've already been there?
Many thanks to all of you.
Jim
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