Wipe-On/Rub-Off Finishing
Dec 16, 2020
4 minutes
By Kevin Southwick
No brush marks, drips, runs, bubbles, hairs, dust or orange peel—and beautiful results every time. For most furniture projects, it doesn’t get easier than using a wipeon/rub-off finishing process. This two-step method eliminates all the usual problems because rubbing off all of the finish that isn’t absorbed by the wood leaves no wet film in which the problems can occur. The clear and important difference between this method and all others (including wiping on and leaving a film build) is the rubbing off. No attempt is made to build a film on the surface of the wood. Rubbing off the source of all the problems is the big trick.
The wipe-on/rub-off method
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