23 Common Wood Finishing Mistakes for Beginners

This is 23 Common Wood Finishing Mistakes for Beginners. If you are a beginning wood finisher, then this is your guide to making less mistakes, and having a much easier time finishing your wood creations. After reading this list, you will be a better wood finisher.

Even though mistakes are all part of the learning process, there is a way to skip a lot of the fuss, and learn without making as many mistakes. That's the goal of this post, and by the end you will be equipped to avoid 23 of the biggest and most common Wood Finishing mistakes.

Here are all 23 finishing mistakes, and we will go into each one in far more detail further down in the post.

Using the Wrong Finish
Making it too Complicated
Combining the Wrong Products
Coating Again too Soon
Not Waiting Long Enough to Handle
Thinking that Dry is the same as Cured
Applying Really Thick Coats
Scuffing Between Coats
Setting the Piece Down on the Finish
Run in the Finish
Blotchy Look
Uneven Sheen
Dry Spots on the Surface
Soft Areas in the Finish
Sticky Spots in the Finish
Orange Peel Texture
Lint or Debris Trapped in the Finish
Fingerprint on the Surface
Visible Scratches in the Finish
Drying a Piece in Poor Conditions
Drying the Piece in the Sun
Stopping the Process Too Soon
Worrying Too Much

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