So long story short; bought a DIY kit, watched tons of videos, had my fair share of bumps (some quite literal in one attempt at finishing with poly) and am at a pretty good, yet so annoying place right now in the project..
The high grit wet sanding made the feel of the poly so nice, but every final coat had brush strokes. Wet sanded with high grit again then saw some advice to add 10% mineral spirits to the mix.
Now the finish looks AMAZING... but only when it's still wet. Unfortunately it always dries to this white, salty looking, faded old car in the sun weak finish. If I put water on it, it looks great, then it evaporates and I'm back to the old dried out car paint look.
So what exists in the world that I can use that will not cause brush strokes, will dry yet keep that wet look, and can sit safely on several layers of pure minwax poly (oil modified) and not cause even worse problems? Do I just need to say this part is over that I have the good coat and wax/finish/polish now?
Let me know please.
Thanks.
