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   Kevin | Sep 25, 2003 08:15am | #1

   I responded to your other post, but I would just add that I would just concentrate on building up the finish on the areas that failed and are soaking in (thus far). Once you have them built up, you can block sand the borders flush and recoat it one last time and it should look pretty even. There is a risk associated with getting too thick of a dry film build because it will chip much easier when it's too thick. So, I wouldn't keep coating the entire door at this stage if it were mine.

   Regards,

   Kevin

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   WayneL5 | Sep 25, 2003 05:46pm | #2

   Since you're asking for hindsight, and described what happened, I think now it would have been better to strip the door and give it a thorough sanding before refinishing.

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   Manchild | Sep 25, 2003 06:41pm | #3

   I'm going to try a third coat. First I'm going to sand it though where the lifted old paint is still sticking up. Those little curls at the ends of the old paint film are now still sticking up but are trapped by the new finish. Maybe I can cut them off with sanding.

   Just looked at it again and there are no curled edges. Just nice build where the old finish is intact and the ares where the new finish was sucked in. These areas are shaped in lines like the grain. I think the paint failed there because of grain difference expansion/contraction over the years. Tha house is thirty years old.

   The paint was not dry so I'm going to wait before I put one more coat on. If the second coat was put on too early did it disolve the first partially and alow both to be sucked in? Maybe a longer more thurough drying will do the trick?

   Edited 9/25/2003 12:16:36 PM ET by david