Favorite Bottle Stopper Finish?

wipe on poly

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the Universe's finest custom rolling pins.

This might be a dumb question, but is it okay to apply poly to a piece while the lathe is on, or will that just make a horrible uneven mess? I assume just apply it normally.

I just pour a little on a rag and touch the rag to the spinning piece. So far I haven’t polyed myself or the lathe ;^)

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the Universe's finest custom rolling pins.

I use wipe on poly. I apply six coats, but not on the lathe.

Ditto wiping varnish.

-- Nate, thegaragestudio.etsy.com

Thanks! I’ll try poly on my next one.