when i starting the varnish it came off too easily for just a surface preparation, but not so easily that i could clean it out thoroughly just by sanding. we all shoot differently, see differently and our needs are sometimes not the same. in here, you will really need to wait a while to time things properly; the two main shapes in here will have to match before you try going through them. put down the tent back on the earth and start to fold the tent in on itself beside the similar fold lines when it can unpack. 