Hey guys, I have a couple of questions for you about finishes.
First a little background.
So far, most of my projects have been pine finished with stain and/or polyurethane, which has worked well for me so far. I saw the thread about Wipe on Poly and was wondering if you're using poly from the can as a wipe on, how much would it need to be thinned, and with what? Mineral spirits?
The other thing is, today I had to borrow my buddy's planer so I could run some rough sawn red oak and some old reclaimed heart pine I had laying around. Planing the oak got me to thinking about finishing it. I've heard people talk about filling the pores for a smooth finish. What kind of filler would I need to use?
Finishing is something I would really like to get better at, so any advice would be greatly appreciated