I have an oak table that I have been "trying" finish.
Essentially its the table from hell...i managed to get all the stains out (water, ink etc) but I can not get a finish to stick! All chems. have been neutralized etc.
I stained and COMPLETELY dried (at least I think??). Put a top coat of shellac....dried and began to sand with 220...all the shellac came off and so did the stain!!????
This was not my first issue...the first sign of a problem was my first coats of stain...I stained/and sanded with 320...again the stain came off...came off like you were sanding paint. The surface had been sanded with 80 but nothing held.
On my last go round (shellac and stain coming up) I got frustrated and grabbed a can of Polyshade Mahogonny...and "slapped" it on (not smart..but i was ticked!) The result was good color but streaky in some parts (again, ticked I brushed out certain areas with mineral spirts to try to even the color) needless to say I have uneven areas of uneven finish.
It's in the process of drying from my first "uneven coat"...what do I do!!??? Dry, sand and recoat..will this even up the color and finish.
Or do I drop back and punt....strip the whole thing and start from scratch!!
HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLP!!
Rick