Drumstick Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 I don't know how I missed this! I'm staining and finishing a coffe table. The top turned out the wrong color. So I sanded it down and re-stained it. It had 3 layers poly coat. On doing the final inspection before the final poly I saw this. It's even grinning at me, taunting me! It must have been a drip or a cloth swipe. It's just the stain on top of poly. I tried to use water and a white buffing pad. It helped a little but not much. I can feel it on top of the poly coat so I'm hoping it can be removed without having to ruin the poly under it. But if I have to sand it off I will. I'm using varithane stain and water based poly. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 Try a gray or maroon pad. If that doesn't work 320 or 220 sandpaper by hand should do the job. Lightly scuff the entire surface before you apply any more finish. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drumstick Posted October 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 I'll give them a try. Looks like it's time to go to the store! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 Those are standard things to have on hand anyways, so get them all ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wtnhighlander Posted October 8, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 8, 2017 Sometimes you can use a razor blade like a card scraper to remove something like that with minimal damage to the poly beneath. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted October 8, 2017 Report Share Posted October 8, 2017 14 hours ago, wtnhighlander said: Sometimes you can use a razor blade like a card scraper to remove something like that with minimal damage to the poly beneath. A razor blade turned up on end can also act as a scraper in a jam. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drumstick Posted October 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 The maroon pad did the trick! But I rubbed a bit vigorously and went through in one spot. Got that fixed and just waiting on the final coat to dry. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted October 28, 2017 Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 Glad to hear it was recoverable. Fixing the unexpected is part of the skillset ;-) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted October 28, 2017 Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 9 hours ago, gee-dub said: Glad to hear it was recoverable. Fixing the unexpected is part of the skillset ;-) In my shop its a big part of it LOL...and over the years I have gotten much better about not pointing out all the fixes that nobody else would have noticed 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 6 hours ago, pkinneb said: and over the years I have gotten much better about not pointing out all the fixes that nobody else would have noticed Paul, its taken me awhile to get this one right myself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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