Please help, frustrated.
Using Shellac on a little stool, looking for a glossy smooth surface. So far I have stripped this jewel about 12 times.at least half of those times back to the wood behind the stain.
Using bullseye ?? sealer usually cut in half. USING a stain brown mahogany water based allowing a 24hr cure. Tried a dye but realized too late it was water based. (mixed it with shellac sealer)
Had it pretty much finished once but left in on the floor of my Jeep on a hot day and tiny bubbles appeared in the middle of the seat. My wife about went to tears over it. To her it was just fine.
What i am getting is brush marks from one end to the other. Little ridges that have to be sanded, looks fine and smooth when sanded but I cannot get gloss without the "lines".
Tried the French polish method and ended up with a good portion of the stain rubbing off too.
Talked to some guys about finishing and they said they never do it without a sprayer. Bought HVLP inexpensive sprayer. Used the Bullseye Finish shellac, light blond, no wax, got the orange peel look. Went to the 2# sealer it runs fairly easily if vertical, if flat it just lays out fine, but with the orange peel look. Tried putting on quick multiple coats, looked like crap.
Oh yeah the temp to day was 80 deg F in the shade.
What is really the best way to do this? I have seldom if ever had spray problems in the past but that was poly on metal, wood, paint and enamel. But this on is killing me.