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Hi Eileen-I have been trying to paint some end tables that were wood. I have sanded them -primed them and then used two coats of an interior latex. I used a spray poly and they look horrible-they are blotchy and uneven looking-I have used a fine 0000 steel wool to try to smooth the surface -help-as I have invested alot of time in this project already-thanks

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Hi Lori
Nice to hear from you.
Gosh I'm sorry this has happened Lori.
The mistake was made when you used the poly over the paint.
Don't know who told you to do this, but it should have been stressed that you use water based poly over water based paint.
And its just not necessary to do this at all.
I assume the poly was applied to make the surface more durable. Todays paint is durable without this.
Sorry to say the tables will need to be sanded off to get rid of the poly.
Kindest Regards
Eileen

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