HELP !!! Spar Urethane gone bad! - Tiki Carving

A AlohaStation Tiki Socialite So FL Joined: Sep 27, 2004 Posts: 2434	A AlohaStation Posted posted on Tue, Sep 21, 2010 12:29 PM Gotta agree with everything Buzzy said - the first few coats should be very thin. If the stuff is thick, thin it out - this will help the palm soak the finish into the wood (not sit on top of). Sand lightly in between coats and take your time. It takes more time and effort to fix something, rather than to slowly finish a carving that has taken months. Finishing seems to be the easiest aspect of carving when in fact its the hardest! There are way to many things that can go wrong just to jump in and hope its done in a few hours. Stains, oils, urethane, burning, painting - ALWAYS use a scrap piece of wood to practice on!!!!!

Gotta agree with everything Buzzy said - the first few coats should be very thin. If the stuff is thick, thin it out - this will help the palm soak the finish into the wood (not sit on top of). Sand lightly in between coats and take your time. It takes more time and effort to fix something, rather than to slowly finish a carving that has taken months. Finishing seems to be the easiest aspect of carving when in fact its the hardest! There are way to many things that can go wrong just to jump in and hope its done in a few hours. Stains, oils, urethane, burning, painting - ALWAYS use a scrap piece of wood to practice on!!!!!

Post #555187 by AlohaStation on Tue, Sep 21, 2010 12:29 PM