Didn’t neglect the back – it’s had a couple of coats of polish too (as have the sides)

  With luck, I’ll get some time next weekend to do some assembly.  By which time, everything should have hardened nicely….   Read more»

Spent some more time in the finishing chamber today. Rubbed back the top with some 0000 wire wool and then added a very thin coat of Liberon.  Left that to dry for a few hours, and then out came the…   Read more»

Thanks BJP @bpower! Final coat of today;

  You can see the shine starting to build up now

  That’s it done for today.  It’s been a lot quicker process than any of the oil finishing products that…   Read more»

Posted by: @tv101 So, next update probably in a couple of hours.  I actually waited the full 3-4 hours! Here we are with coat #2 applied.  It’s starting to build up a nice sheen, though you can’t really see that…   Read more»

As it’s now (just) afternoon, I thought I’d learn from my less haste more speed mistakes, and hasten on. This is it, now as smooth as a baby’s bottom (if that baby had also had its bottom smoothed with 320…   Read more»

Looking back, it was really borderline criminal that mid-teenage me was exposed to this sort of content – on prime-time national TV too!  There should be parental controls, and warnings and stuff. Luckily, I think I survived OK. https://youtu.be/y8bKi1ATAqc  …   Read more»

Thanks @Russ Thought I’d read the instructions whilst waiting …. no point in reading them first!   Apply one coat at a time and leave to dry for 3-4 hours between coats.   Hmmm, that might be why it feels…   Read more»

@11.00 The polish now feels fully dry (to the touch), but slightly rough in places. I’m going to give it another hour or two to dry/harden some more, then I’ll (very) lightly rub it back with something like 400grit before…   Read more»

@10.25
This is the first phase of finishing.
Just rubbed on the Liberon Easy French Polish, maybe 2-3 coats, rubbed on in an area until its almost dry, then start on the next area.
Pretty quick to apply.

@10.00.
The bare body, ready.
The colour was looking a little washed-out after the stain had dried, and I’d rubbed back the rough spots.