[Geoff]

Do keep in mind that lacquer does shrink with time, a lot of time! A good few days to allow most of the shrinking prior to block sanding is helpful.

Thanks for the tip! I just sprayed the 3 coats of clear last night and I'm using Deft rattle cans. I was going to sand tonight but I might wait a day or two based on your feedback. I'm starting to run up against the weather though. Even though I'm in Southern CA my garage can drop down below 65F when I spray at night and everything I've read says not to spray below that temperature. After I let the cabinet dry for an hour last night in the garage I brought it inside.

Just checked Weather.com and it looks like I may be OK for the next 10 days.

After I apply the final coats and everything is leveled I had planned on letting the cabinet cure for a month before doing the final rubout.

- Geoff