Yup. A more natural matte finish. At certain angle it does reflect light and looks glossy, but not up close. try it on some other wood and take a look.

There is a trick to apply lacquer. After every coat, you need to "scrub" with the reverse side of a sand paper (cloth type). Basically a rough cloth.

It is a coffee table. Not directly under sun shine. Here is the pic

i plan to have a glossy finish for my wood piece
and seems polyurethane gives that effect
will it help make the wood even nicer to apply some oil before that ?

depends on what effect you going for.

i am going for the oiled wood effect, so i tone down on poly usage for this item

i like the glossy look, yet also the grains if look visible will be nice.
does it mean, after oiling put a layer of poly will have both effects ?
and if i want it even more oily + glossier, i put more layers of oil + poly ?

if u want glossy, i think just spray one bottle of samurai automotive clear coat then settled.

haha, after that use orbital to buff it
actually yr wood shine is good enough
what grit sandpaper do u use ?
just 1 layer poly ?

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not joking leh. if you want mirror gloss, have to use automotive polishing technique

for me sanding grit? the usual 80 -> 120 -> 240

wah, i did googling & there r people really polishing the wood & poly
its amazing the effect

i m ordering a darkish hardwood
thinking maybe wont go that far
since the poly will scratch as i use as a bench

i have some butchers block oil
thinking of polish the bench with this oil
is it possible ?

yea.. really hardcore when these people do polishing. thats how u get the piano gloss black paint effect on top of wood.

yea poly will scratch, thats why i prefer matte/satin finish, more easy to maintain and i thin it looks way better on wood (cos once gloss is scratched, it wont look so good)

butcher block oil..lol. it will give u the matte look not gloss. cos it will dry to the touch after 1 day..basically u got the wooden chopping block look and it aint glossy ma.

haiyo, i dont think i like the dry look
ok back to pu then

want to get u guys opinion
if the plank i got has fine cracks on it
do u think i should fill it up ?
or just pu over it ?
if fill up will be smooth, if leave as it is will look more natural ?

This post has been edited by brapa?: Nov 10 2018, 08:48 PM

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