Applying Finishing Compound to Wood Furniture

Video Transcript

"Alright. Now, is the compounding stage. This is a really smooth compound. It's got a little bit of pumice mixed in it. And, it's an industrial product of course. And, we put this on by hand and rub it, buff it. And, it gives it a whole other feel. This is really what makes it slick and smooth. We just simply put it on with a rag. You don't want to be rubbing in a circular motion with this. You want to rub with the grain. Because, this will leave very very fine scratches. At the same time, it is also a smoothing finish. A lot of what this should be called, is elbow grease. Because, that's pretty much all your putting into it. You can see it's starting to kind of clear out, dissipate. That's what your looking for. That's when you know you're getting close to the end. The end of the rubbing, anyway. We're going to wipe off all of the excess off, anywhere you have it. Then, get a clean rag and rub it some more. What happens is, is we do this more and more. We're bringing the scratches microscopically closer, closer and closer together. And, when you get closer together light defuses differently. And, lays on the surface and penetrates into the color and the richness. So, the finish becomes clear and richer. Also, feels a lot smoother. That's kind of where we're heading now. We're almost there."