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Al Portante Active Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 113 Orange County, CA California USA Gender: Jet 1840	Sanding sealer? Jan 17^th, 2021 at 9:46pm Do you use it? Exactly what would be the advantage or desired rsult in using this? What brand do you like? Thanks all!
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Ed Weber WR Administrator WR Patron Offline Posts: 8,939 Wilton California USA Gender: JET 1642 Grizzly G0584	Re: Sanding sealer? Reply #1 - Jan 18^th, 2021 at 9:39am I usually direct people to this article Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or It does a good job of explaining the whys and why nots of sealers and fillers. I only use it if the wood is giving me trouble
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Glenn Jacobs WR Addict Offline JC L&S Posts: 2,077 North DFW, Texas Texas USA Gender: Powermatic 3520C	Re: Sanding sealer? Reply #2 - Jan 18^th, 2021 at 9:42am Sanding sealer is good for stiffening up fibers so that you get a better/ smoother finish. I tend to use WOP (Wipe On Poly) as a sealer. Glenn J.
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Ralph Fahringer WR Addict Offline I'm the "Burly" Man!! Posts: 1,629 Ellsworth Maine USA Gender: PM3520b	Re: Sanding sealer? Reply #3 - Jan 18^th, 2021 at 10:07am My question is.. if you put a sanding sealer on the wood, doesn't that then also seal the wood from whatever finish you want to put on it? Like, wouldn't it seal the wood from an oil finish? Aging minds want to know.
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Re: Sanding sealer?
Reply #4 - Jan 18^th, 2021 at 12:35pm

Yes,
Sanding sealer "seals" the pores of the wood as the name suggests.
Once sanding sealer is applied, you're only options are top coats, shellac, polyurethane, lacquer, etc.
IMO, any of these products like sealers and grain fillers should only be used when absolutely necessary.
Sanding sealer (basically shellac) is great under opaque finishes (paint) for a smooth surface.

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Ralph Fahringer WR Addict Offline I'm the "Burly" Man!! Posts: 1,629 Ellsworth Maine USA Gender: PM3520b	Re: Sanding sealer? Reply #5 - Jan 18^th, 2021 at 1:07pm Thanks, Ed.
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