[Ron Ramirez]

Well,

I've re-reapplied sanding sealer to the trim pieces, let dry, sanded, and applied some toner. That's as far as I am going with them tonight.

And while I was letting the sanding sealer dry on the trim...I took the tops, wet sanded them with 1000 grit and a sanding block, and gave them two more coats of clear. That is as far as I am going to go on the tops other than rubbing them out and then polishing them once the lacquer fully cures. The tops look pretty good at this point. Not perfect, but pretty good.

Keeping fingers crossed on the trim pieces...

For my next trick, I will attempt to make holes in the back pieces disappear with the help of Bondo.

Starting to see light at the end of this long tunnel...