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Author Topic: Can Novus polish be used on polyurethane?  (Read 2652 times)

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javeryh

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Can Novus polish be used on polyurethane?
« on: August 27, 2010, 07:35:30 pm »
I've got a finished piece of wood I want to make even smoother.  Will it work?

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Re: Can Novus polish be used on polyurethane?
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2010, 07:50:06 pm »
Try it on a hidden area. You want to cut some texture down? You may have best results with a random orbital buffer.
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Re: Can Novus polish be used on polyurethane?
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2010, 09:20:43 pm »
I've always used multiple coats of poly and then ultra fine steel wool.

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Re: Can Novus polish be used on polyurethane?
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2010, 05:23:18 pm »
I've always used multiple coats of poly and then ultra fine steel wool.

Is the steel wool the last step or do you always put one last coat of poly on top?

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Re: Can Novus polish be used on polyurethane?
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2010, 05:40:28 pm »
Is the desired result to also have a less glossy finish? That's typical of using #0000 steel wool towards the end of the process.

If you want ridiculously flat, deep, high gloss finish, you might find this article helpful*:
http://ironvulva.com/temp/fwwHiGloss.pdf

*I kind of find that to be overkill,though... I'm always happy with the look of General Finishes Arm-R-Seal padded on over several thin coats (as a top coat for their Seal-A-Cell).
« Last Edit: August 31, 2010, 05:51:43 pm by MikeDeuce »