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Finishing with Arm-R-Seal... sand between coats or not?

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Brad

87 posts in 672 days


401 days ago

Topic tags/keywords: question mahogany finishing sanding greene and greene

I’m finishing two Greene and Greene style bedside tables right now. These are the steps i’ve taken thus far…. this is my first major finishing project. It’s all solid mahogany btw

1. sand to 180 all parts
2. Use Bartleys Dark wook filler to fill pores
3. Sand filler down and re-apply filler to get whatever was missed.
4. sand down excess filler
5. 3 coats of General Finishes Gel Stain “Java” Each coat was brushed on with a foam brush let it stand for about 7-10 minutes and then wipe off. Didn’t sand between because i didn’t see anything that suggested that.
6. I just put the first coat of Arm-R-Seal Satin after tacking all parts.

How long to dry between coats and do i need to sand between Arm-R-Seal coats? My garage probably hovers in the 45F-65F range right now but not really any moisture lately.

Thanks All!!!

-- Great Coffee= 8oz strong coffee, 1tbsp brown sugar, 1tbsp 1/2&1/2, 1 heaping teaspoon mahoganny

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teenagewoodworker

2482 posts in 667 days


401 days ago

well the problem you might run into here is that poly is made to soak in and the gell is sitting on the surface sealing the surface. so that could create adhesion problems. arm-r-seal is a really good product though so it should dry but it won’t be as strong a finish. a gel poly would be a better option here.

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Brad

87 posts in 672 days


400 days ago

The gel shouldn’t be sitting on the surface it’s still a penetrating stain just in gel form for uniformity of penetration. At least that’s what the material on the stain says.

-- Great Coffee= 8oz strong coffee, 1tbsp brown sugar, 1tbsp 1/2&1/2, 1 heaping teaspoon mahoganny

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Joey

259 posts in 714 days


399 days ago

Optimal temperature is around 70 or above. It does have driers in the finish which will speed it up, but 24 hours is not out of the question.
I like arm r seal, but i always had problems with the contents of the can plasticizing.

-- Joey, Magee, Ms http://woodnwaresms.com

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