by 11am » Sat Oct 05, 2013 4:00 am
well, let's see, you have 3 coats of water based stain? how does the grain appear? If you can see pores you might want to hit it a lick with some thinned, clear shellac, around the holes, gouges, etc nothing crazy just a lick about and inch or 2. let it dry, fill sand etc. get it flush . you can determine at this stage by wetting the area with alcohol, if you like the way the blemishes healed. Remember, perfection will be a happy lucky situation, when dealing with pre mixed filler. The filler will show regardless. Some of the fillers are pretty close, so, you'll find out at this stage. The result will still be 1000 times better than what you started with. Looking forward to your finished product. !