03-05-2013, 09:30 PM
I have all of the tools to save a little time. The one above was sanded with ~1200 depending on my mood that day, and then power buffed with a 3M compound and finished off with a glaze. A few weeks later I put on some wax. And when I say power buffer, I mean an air tool. When I let off of the trigger I want it to stop - right then!
A buffed gloss finish will be a better reflector than a shiny un-buffed finish, but less shiny. But all is lost if you don't fill the grain.
By the way, shellac is a fine sealer and grain filler. I use it in the summer here when the humidity drops into the teens, and it smells nicer than lacquer too.
A buffed gloss finish will be a better reflector than a shiny un-buffed finish, but less shiny. But all is lost if you don't fill the grain.
By the way, shellac is a fine sealer and grain filler. I use it in the summer here when the humidity drops into the teens, and it smells nicer than lacquer too.
