The most boring part of #woodturning is waiting for finishes to dry. I'm up to 3 coats of sanding sealer and 1 coat of wipe-on poly. It's 4 hours between coats of poly and there's 2 more to go.
(As an aside, to me the name "wipe-on poly" sounds like the method by which parrot foie gras is applied to a cracker.)
(OK, technically, boring holes is the most boring part of the art and waiting on finish to dry is the second most boring part.)
@tdotrob 👀 Must be a big difference between our finishing processes, because I use Odie's Oil (now, the thinner one) and let it soak a little bit like 5-10 minutes then friction polish it on and top with their wax. 🤔 holds up surprisingly well after the 2 week drying period.
@Brisse I'm using poly this time because I am unhappy with the brick color I chose to fill in the carving and am hoping that a glossier finish will bring out some contrast. I use a variety of finishes depending mostly on whether the item is decorative or utility, then among the utility items sometimes it needs to be food safe. Oil and wax is among my regulars.
@tdotrob I mix my own friction polishes with varying ingredients (lacquers, shellac, Odie's Oil... really anything can be made into one if you try hard enough) . I hate waiting for finish to dry, I just want to see it done, so I speed dry everything that way. 😂 I even have food safe friction polishes. Science hour is my favorite part of my finishing processes.