I have a new mahogany entry door that I have stained fairly dark, and applied several coats of minwax satin spar varnish.
The problem I'm having is the pores in the wood are showing like pinholes in the finish.
I have sanded and shot additional coats, and it might be a little bit better, but I'm not satisfied that this is the best way to go at this point.
I have reasearched a little now, and see that I should have used a pore filler and that there are better choices for the finish, but I had a sub doing it for me and that is what he used. The door is protected from sun and weather by a 7' wide porch, so that will help durability issues.
Now that I have several coats of the varnish on there can I use a pore filler now? Or is there some other way to fill them and level out the finish?
I really don't want to strip it and start over, so anybody have any suggestions?
Thanks in advance for your comments.
Next time I'll ask questions first and shoot later, lol.
Jeff Fischer