Yeah, thats the weird part. After the 800 grit paper it looks great, No shiney spots, nice and flat. I rub it with a damp cloth to make sure its not just dust build up making it look flatter than it is. Then I go down in grit, 1000, 1200, 1500 and then this. Looks horribly uneven. I guess the only answer is to sand until looks good with the 1500... I just never get this when I spray laquer. So I wasn't sure if it was a wipe on poly thing, an that the polish would flow it out (optimism lol) But with guitars its what you see is what you get. Finish looks bad = bad finish.