Conversation Between Brian Holcombe and JohnM Martin

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  1. Hi John,

    I appreciate your trust in my expertise, but I'm very much the wrong person to ask for this sort of thing. I would ask Prashun Patel, who is far more the expert finisher than myself. I typically only use either shellac or a finish off the hand plane.
  2. Hi Brian,

    I hope you don't mind me asking, but you seem pretty experienced and based on your comments in the forums willing to give advice. I was hoping you could give me some advice on finishing. I attempted a simple danish oil finish on a walnut headboard and ended up with some spots that look cloudy in the right light. Here's the question I posted in the finishing forums. Any thoughts you have would be appreciated.

    There is a cloudy whiteish looking spot in the middle of the headboard (no idea why it uploaded sideways). It only shows if the light hits it just right. Im wondering what when wrong and how to prevent it next time. Also, is there anything I can do now?

    I finished the headboard in watco Danish oil natural color and before that sanded through the grits 80 - 120 - 220 with a random orbit sander. After sanding, I wiped the Danish Oil on as directed on the can. In between coats, I sanded lightly by hand with 600 grit wet/dry paper.
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