So I'm struggling with the top coat.
It might just be that it's too cold here - however I've tried applying it in a heated room that I kept heated for several hours and heated again the next day. Top coat did the same thing - that is, it seemed to disappear.
This time however, I'd left the body flat, so I don't think it ran off onto the floor.
So I showed it to a friend locally. He said he'd seen something similar with an ash body (and this IB-5 is ash) where it sucked up all the top coat it was given until it was given several coats of sanding sealer.
What do you think? Should I try some sanding sealer?
It's had a couple of coats of the stain and intensifying stain, and seems to have vanished four top coats.
Should I be concerned about the veneer/cap and all the stuff it's apparently soaking in?