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font-family:Arial'>If you stain before filling grain, when sanding the =
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grain filler, how do you avoid sanding through the shellac and/or stain? =
I seem
to be grain-fill/stain challanged! Are you using water based grain =
filler?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New =
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>I have used both water-based filler and =
solvent-based
filler, and either way, sanding the stuff without sanding thru the color =
IS a
challenge that requires constant vigilance while sanding. I wish I =
had a
magic word or two to pass on to you, but I don't. As I mentioned =
in an
earlier post, sanding the filler in the exact same manner that you =
sanded the
bare wood is a necessary starting =
point.</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'>When you don't use grain filler, how many coats =
of
top-coat do you find is required to get a level finish - or do you live =
with
the grain depressions in this approach?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Naturally all woods are not identical, but =
generally I
would say that mahogany sanded to 220, dyed and sealed with at =
least a 2lb
cut of shellac, will require app. 6 total applied coats of water-based =
material
to fill the grain. I just sprayed one last week where I stopped at =
5
total coats of water-based, and there is the =
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ng><b><font
face="Times New Roman"> amount of grain showing, a look I have warmed =
to of
late.</font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mark</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>=
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font-family:Arial'>Terry Farrell<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Others<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>After your filler is COMPLETELY =
dried
spray a couple of coats of shellac (2# cut) over the filler. This =
gives
you more film over your stain. Now sand the shellac level or near
level. The high spots from the filling process will be =
gone.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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