Marq,
thanks for the reply. I have been very patient with the whole project with the exception of the last coat. I have been waiting a couple of days between laying down a coat and then wetsanding....this last coat I wetsanded, washed clean, let dry about an hour and then wiped down with mineral spirits, and the layed the fourth coat on. After thinking about it here is what has been different:

temperature was a little higher with higher humidity.

I was using my mixture that had been stored in a sealed container for a few days and then added some more brightside to thicken it up a little for the final coat (per your reccommendations about 100 pages ago!)

what do ya think?

what about the final wetsand and polish? should I do that now or sand down and lay some more coats on?