Grain filler for a mahogany type of wood - Finishing

RE: Grain filler for a mahogany type of wood

Anonymous 37153 — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 06:09:20 +0000

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RE: Grain filler for a mahogany type of wood

Anonymous 45173 — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 13:55:32 +0000

Ah good advice, thank you.

In the past I have used nitro on alder wood without a sealing coat so this is new to me as I haven't worked with mahogany in this context.

RE: Grain filler for a mahogany type of wood

Rocknroller912 — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 11:52:46 +0000

@kevin-turvey

I think one coat of sealer should work for both as it’s thick but each piece of wood is different so instructions are not always 100% accurate. The important thing is to have a smooth mirror finish before you apply top coat.

You can wet sand with cellulose

RE: Grain filler for a mahogany type of wood

Anonymous 45173 — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 09:42:24 +0000

The instructions mention use only one coat, is this brush painting on or spray coating?

RE: Grain filler for a mahogany type of wood

Rocknroller912 — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 20:56:51 +0000

@kevin-turvey

Yes you will waste a lot of top coat if you don’t seal first.

RE: Grain filler for a mahogany type of wood

Anonymous 45173 — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 17:54:11 +0000

I might get the chestnut nitro sanding sealer as sanding sealer is recommended for underneath the top coat to stop the wood from absorbing to much top coat.

RE: Grain filler for a mahogany type of wood

Rocknroller912 — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:01:45 +0000

@kevin-turvey

This is a good sanding sealer that will work and is available easily on the internet at not too much cost. Danish oil does work under nitro but is a lot of hard work as a grain filler.
Chestnut also do a non nitro acrylic sealer and top coat, so if you are buying make sure to get the correct one.

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RE: Grain filler for a mahogany type of wood

Anonymous 45173 — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 08:06:26 +0000

According to the Liberon website: Please Note: Liberon Spirit Sanding Sealer is only recommended for use with wax finishes. It is not compatible with wood oils, paints or varnishes.

So thank you for warning me about that!

I will need a cellulose sanding sealer then but I might omit that

RE: Grain filler for a mahogany type of wood

Rocknroller912 — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 13:52:05 +0000

@kevin-turvey

I think it will work. I’ve used sanding sealer over Danish oil, but from what you describe using oil as a filler probably isn’t necessary. From memory Liberon sanding sealer is quite thick so it will act as a grain filler. Spray cans of sealer are much thinner than brush on sealer and don’t grain fill very much.

However it would do a test first with Liberon and nitro to make sure they are compatible as nitro usually needs a specific nitro sealer or it bubbles.

RE: Grain filler for a mahogany type of wood

Anonymous 45173 — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 08:34:15 +0000

My intention was to cover the filled surface with 1 coat of LIBERON sanding sealer, sand then stain followed by several coats of sanding sealer sanding in between, then spray with tinted nitro followed by clear coats of nitro.

Would the oil filler process be compatible with this?