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Quick Tip Series: Fisheye Prevention

Brendan Kain • Feb 02, 2018

Learn More About Preventing Imperfections In Your Wood Finish

 

Most finishing experts will tell you "fisheye" are part of the job. Any imperfection or "fisheye" as we like to call them here at Phirst & Lassing, are all caused by a contaminant. Determining what those contaminants are is an excellent starting point to try and rid them of your final finished product. After all, the finish is the first thing people see touch, smell, etc. so it's a great idea to make it look as nice as you can.

 

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