[Jamie]

   

After you scrape off the excess (put it back in the can, it won't hurt it).. allow a few minutes until the filler starts to dry out. When it gets to looking a little gray, take a burlap cloth or rough paper towel and rub off the rest of it. The idea being to get it all off, but leave the grain full of filler. I rub it in a circular motion, or against the grain, depending on the wood.

The photo shows the cabinet after grain filling, scraping and rubbing... . Some times they require multiple coats of filler. I actually did this one three times... Now, it needs to dry overnight...