[notfarnow]

Question for you...

Before applying the finish, how fine will you go with the sanding?

This is an ongoing debate between my father and I. He likes to sand the wood to 200, thinking it creates as smoother finish. I don't like to sand the wood past 80 or so, so that it has "tooth" for the finish to hold onto. I'll sometimes sand with 200 between the last couple coats.

This is how I learned to do brightwork on boats, I assumed it would be the same for applications like the one you're working on.

What are your thoughts?