[Ron Ramirez]

I come humbly before you, my friends, seeking the wisdom of the cabinet masters among us.

I received my first quart of Constantine's grain filler today. Having previously prepared two small Philco cabinets for refinishing, a 38-14T and a 39-7T, I applied the grain filler this evening to the tops of both cabinets.

Or, should I say, I tried to.

After four applications on the 38-14's top, the pores are still showing. They are partially filled, but nowhere near completely filled.

On the 39-7, it looks pretty good after two applications, but still not 100% filled.

Both cabinets were stripped the same way (and at the same time), and both were sprayed with sanding sealer yesterday, more than 24 hours before I attempted to apply grain filler this evening.

So, my question is...What am I doing wrong?

In trying to read as much as I could on this subject before trying it for myself, did I misread something?

Or, should I be applying filler before applying sanding sealer? If this is the case, I will be feeling pretty stupid...