STBRetired wrote:
Looked like the POR15 raised the grain on the walnut. Are you fine sanding between coats to get a glass like surface? Or are you just applying more POR15 to the previous layer? Brings out the color and grain quite nicely. Looks good.
It actually did not raise the grain. It kind of looks like that, but I think it is primarily due to camera and light glare.
Yesterday, I applied the first coat early in the morning, and by the time I got back for the second coat, it was fully dry, which meant that I had to give it a light sanding.
After applying the second coat, when I went to apply the third coat, it was - as Por 15 says - "dry to the touch, but with slight finger drag". That meant that I did not have to sand the second coat before applying the 3rd.
I am applying these coats with the little white foam rollers, that are meant for cabinets and doors, and they produce a nice fine surface, if applied carefully, and with very light pressure on the last rollover.
