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<DIV>A disclaimer first - I don't claim to be an expert with Monokote! </DIV>
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<DIV>That being said, my experience is that the "polished" super smooth wood presents a surface akin to MK over MK, no avenues for gasses to escape and bubbles. The fix is to take a new (sharp) piece of 320 wet/dry and make one pass over wood span wise and one pass chord wise. The "micro-channels" cut by the 320 will allow gasses to escape when you to use just sufficient heat to activate the MK adhesive. The "grooves" cut by the sanding will not show through the finish. Be sure and clean after sanding with a vacuum, compressed air, and tack rag. I also find white to be less tolerant than other colors. </DIV>
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<DIV>Earl</DIV></BODY></HTML>