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Again - such great advise from all of you. I think I'll wait for it to cure and try the steel wool (I'll go back down to Constantines Wood Center and get some good steel wool) :)

The desk I did is done and I'm happy about the results.:) (file drawer isn't in yet, still drying). I like the Behlens, seems like a real durable finish and it was easy to apply with a brush. I'm not...

I thought it (Behlens) would give the tops more protection than the poly but I'll leave them alone (they look to good after all that work to take a chance of messing them up now). :0

One more thing - now that I'm using the Behlen's Rockhard Tabletop varnish on the desktop I would like to apply a "final" coat of the Behlen's Rockhard Tabletop varnish over the tops of the...

will take photos when it's completed and back in our newly remodeled bedroom :)

thanks guys, I'm so glad I found this site, it's been quite the education and I have greatly benefited from all of your awesome advice and wealth of knowledge :)
I bought the Behlens Rockhard...

OK Scott - now I'm going to get the Behlen's Rockhard Tabletop varnish, actually found a store 20 minutes away that carries it :). Do I have to sand in between the 1st and 2nd coat with this varnish?...

Thanks Bill! Great info on the poly vs varnish, now I know the difference. I do live in south Florida ( high humidity summer but lower in the winter) but since the pieces of furniture are for the...

OK, I'm finishing on the desk now and am wondering if I should take the advice offered to try using Varnish instead of the Polyurethane that I've used on the nightstands and bed that I refinished....

One more question from this novice; After using the chemical stripper on the furniture what do I use? The can said to clean it off with a rag dampened with mineral spirits, which I did and I then...

Howie, yes thanks I did apply the stain as directed (letting it sit for about 15 minutes beforing wiping) and I've let everything dry between coats overnight, almost or about 24 hours - sometimes...

Thank you all for your great advice! I still have the desk and an armoire to strip yet so I'll try the chemical stripper on them, what brand do you recommend? I feel much better about this now and am...

But even after wiping with tacky cloth the color still looks Grey, won't it still be Grey after I Poly over that?

I'm refinishing our whole bedroom suite - I'm fairly new to this but I have refinished our dining room set a couple of years ago and it still looks good. Anyway - here's the problem. I sanded the...