Question for anybody that knows about painting stuff like guitars: I'm doing a base gloss coat of black. This is my first time painting anything, ever, so I do expect some imperfections (particularly as I'm doing the body in two rounds: front, let cure, flip, do back, let cure).

It looks decent right now, but I would like to smooth the surface a bit more if I can. Problem is, this seems to destroy the gloss. Since I'll be putting an enamel finish on, will it matter, in the end, if the black coat retains a high degree of shine or not? It'd just be nice to do a final coat of black, sand down any globs or imperfections, and then move on to the protective layers of clear enamel without having to apply another coat of black, as that will obviously introduce more room for error.

Thank you!

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And for something totes different: does anyone have experience using iron acetate solutions on Acacia wood (and also if there's any reason I should avoid Acacia wood for labor/slavery/abuse/ecological reasons this is a great time to mention it) for achieving a nice jet black color? It doesn't have to be consistent and I'm not looking for something that resembles a painted Ikea surface. I like variation.

I'm looking to sort of make my own desktop and want a nice natural black. Our place has an empty shed that I could absolutely do the finishing work on and I would love to have something more or less finished by me (fuck, I'd love to
make it but I have no clamps @ma3ke 😭).

I was also debating on how to finish after that: shellac? tung oil (seems to take forever)? just wax?

The reason I'm looking at acacia is that butcher block from Lowe's (is Lowe's the better one plz don't tell me they've done something shitty. fucking Home Depot) is relatively inexpensive and in my price range for this project.

boosts totally appreciated on this one

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Hey #woodworking #woodfinishing people. I just applied many polyurethane coats to my kitchen table. Should I go ahead and do a Minwax Finishing Paste step now for silky feel, or is that not necessary?

To be middle aged is spending hrs researching and understanding the differences between varnish and polyurethane for your restoration project and enjoying it.

And yes: Hardwax oil and wax has been considered already as a solution but is not suitable for the project at hand
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