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Originally Posted by 1bad914
Good idea. In my case I had a lot of grain filler on it that worked like shellac.
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You shouldn't need to fill closed-pore woods like spruce, cedar, redwood ... Rosettes, on the other hand...
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Originally Posted by printer2
Wipe on poly is not an oil, it does not soak in any more than any other finish from my experience.
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As you state, wipe on poly is a surface finish, rather than a penetrating one. The Minwax version does have a pretty strong smell that lingers as the solvents evaporate. Good ventilation is required.