After Refinishing my extremity table they get bumpy how do I draw from them smooth?
Did u put dampen on it? Now u have to get a 2"x3/4"x12" piece of flat wood and staple a rough sand daily on it to smooth it out again. Then get a finer grid sandpaper and go over it, again. Sand them down or use a chemical stripper and refinish them. I similar to to use Minwax polyurethane for interior applications and tung oil for exterior projects.
All answers are correct so far, but one other thing would be to build sure there is very little nouns movement in the area where on earth you are doing this. And using a better brush and possibly straining your clear coat before applying it and also using a fast drying clear coat will abet. good luck. you need a amazingly fine sand paper. like 220 and up. i'd tip off against using steel wool. if you're going to stain the tables read the directions on the stain. many of them recommend against using steel wool. if you're using regular paint it should be ok, though.
Answers: many possible causes for "bumps". might also be 'raised grain' from marine based stain or topcoat, non-uniform application of stain, residual sanding dust. regardless, wishes to be sanded down to smooth, then wipe next to a damp rag to make higher grain. when dry, re-sand to remove raised crumb. use a tack cloth to remove dust. if you don't have a tack cloth, wipe with a piece of t-shirt near mineral spirits. apply stain, if staining. re-tack when dry. apply topcoats sanding and tacking between coats. use fine grit sandpaper.
hope that help. good luck.
You either have air bubbles in the finish or moisture. You in a minute need to either sand them down near a fine grit sandpaper or you can try steel wool. Then apply another coat of finish. I've found very fine (0000) steel wool works best.