me: strip old desk in garage me: put on 1 coat of poly me: walk away farmhand (apparently): come in, set down an iced coffee on desk, pick it up an hour later, leave me: lay down more coats of poly me: wonder why there is a sticky ring-shaped mark where poly hasn't cured
sounds like "French padding", which is centuries old. Put a sponge in a cloth, twist tightly, rub on, keep rubbing, maybe add a splash of alcohol or something to lubricate ?