Thanks for the advice. I was using the cotton square but found if I squeezed it out then there was very little actually penetrating the wood. On the YouTube video it looks almost like paint going on so I guess that's what I was expecting... actually, come to think of it, the YouTube video is applying onto a quilted veneer so obviously it would look far more dramatic!
So it looks like I applied a few coats at the same time...
I will let it dry and cure and then re-assess.
Cheers
At least you used the stain first up, on my first effort with dingotone. I did my first three coats with intensifier. Live and learn.
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