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  1. Thanks, Ray. Who would imagine that a tack cloth could scratch the surface and make the finish dull?! I use tack cloths all the time, but I've never 'blotted' the work piece. You can be sure I'll try it out.
  2. Thanks Jim. Unfortunately that's just what I did. With a fresh coat of poly it looked beautiful, but there were imperfections, like tiny bubbles and air-born dust. I could feel them more than see them. I let the poly cure for a month. It still looked beautiful, but needed to be smoothed out. I used Abralon pads (up to 3000 grit) with soapy water to get the table top completely smooth. Now it looks gorgeous when wet with mineral spirits or naphtha, but when the solvent evaporates, it gets hazy/cloudy. My next gambit was using Menzerna Super Finish Plus 3800. It left the top ultra smooth, but hazy. Today I tried EZ Creme Glaze, which helps a little, but I was looking for a deep wet look, as if the tabletop were covered with wet solvent. I'm thinking of turning to wax.
  3. Thanks for the suggestions, CoonHound. I already bought some EZ Creme Glaze, but haven't tried it yet. Any idea how EZ Creme compares with h2o-gg or with brilliant-glaze? There are so many products out there! It makes my head spin.
  4. Hi folks. I am a newbie. I'm trying to learn from detailing knowledge, for cars, how to get a deep wet-looking gloss on my wooden furniture. I built a large walnut dining room table. I finished the top with polyurethane and let it cure for a month. At this point it looked beautifully shiny, as if it were wet. But the surface wasn't smooth to the touch, probably some dust or tiny bubbles in the cured finish. So I buffed it with Abralon pads up to 3000 grit. That produced an ultra smooth finish. But the table top looked cloudy/hazy (no depth) Then I buffed it with Menzerna Super Finish Plus 3800. And it's as smooth as a baby's butt now. But it's still cloudy. The wood itself is gorgeous, and it really shines if I wipe the tabletop wet with mineral spirits. But when the solvent evaporates the finish becomes dull again. Do you have any suggestions? How about a glaze? Incidentally I used polyurethane because of its toughness. You car geeks could certainly teach an old wood geek like me some tricks! At least I hope so.
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