Dear Experts,
My efforts continue to create a glossy lacquered finish on a piece of black walnut.
After my previous experiments it became clear that I would need to fill the grain with something before applying lacquer. To verify this I tried using some "natural" grain filler, and the result was nice and smooth and quite glossy:
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for the real thing I needed something transparent, as the presence of the "natural" grain filler was very obvious. So I bought some clear cellulose sanding sealer. After 3 coats of this the wood was looking quite good, from a distance and in the right light:
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was hoping that I would be able to sand that and then spray lacquer. Unfortunately, from close up and especially after sanding, many small bubbles are visible in the grain:
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bubbles weren't evident immediately after applying the sanding sealer. It's possible that I wasn't looking carefully, but I also wonder if air from deeper in the grain has risen while it was drying. Or perhaps it is because I had wiped the wood with white spirit ("mineral spirits") beforehand, and its vapour has come out of the wood under the sealer.
Any suggestions, anyone?
Thanks, Phil.