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  1. 9th May 2012, 02:04 PM #1
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    Default Smoothing out Polyurethane

    I put Polyurethane over my birch plywood, and it's very rough. I'd sand it smooth, but there's not much for fine grit sandpaper around me.

    Are there any alternatives I can use, to smooth this out? Mineral spirits, perhaps?
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    If you can't get SAND PAPER, can you get WET&DRY that is used on auto body paint work, it will work as well for what you need ,

    You probably need to sand down the polyurethane and re-coat, wipe the job down between coats after sanding with tack cloth / or clean cotton cloth and alcohol/ thinners ( we call it mentholated spirits down here)to remove any dust from sanding.

    then re-coat.

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    We used wet'n'dry final finish with 4000 grit.
    It was like a mirror.
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    I use 1200 grit 'Wet & Dry', then follow with wax. Another mirror.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wolffie View Post
    We used wet'n'dry final finish with 4000 grit.
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