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Old timer told me to stop sanding between coats and I argued at first

I was finishing a set of kitchen cabinets in Salem last month, and this retired cabinet maker walks by my job site. He watched me sand with 220 grit after the first coat of lacquer and said "you're just scratching it up for no reason." I almost laughed but he showed me how a light scuff with a gray Scotch-Brite pad gives better adhesion without digging into the finish. Now I only sand if I have a drip or a nib, and the final look is way cleaner. Anybody else get a tip from a stranger that made you feel like you'd been doing it backwards?

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alicea2615d ago

Switched to gray scotch brite too and my finishes lay down way nicer now.

aaron_wilson1715d ago

@alicea26 yeah scotch brite changed my whole process too. Reminds me of the time this old painter at the hardware store told me to stop wiping dust with tack cloth between coats because it leaves residue. He said just blow it off or use a dry microfiber. I thought he was crazy but tried it and my orange peel went away completely. Now I only use tack cloth on bare wood never between coats. Funny how the old heads just know stuff you can't learn from YouTube.