I managed to get the last (3rd) coat of stain on yesterday and looking at it this morning I am very pleased to say there are no bubbles at all. I took as much of the old stain off as possible with paint remover and rubbed down with 80 as you suggested. I lightly sanded before the last coat and it seemed reluctant to accept the stain so I just kept on until it did. It looked a little bit like, greasy, but it has covered.
I am so relieved to have got it done properly at last, it looks so much better than the bubble effect and thank you for all your help. I am so pleased to have got it done before the winter onslaught. Thank you again.
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In my humble opinion TheDec is probably the most helpful/knowledgeable member of this section of DIYnot.
Well done, getting the stain off is a pig of a job.
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