Bob Kardell
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I tried my first mixed material blank - a worthless maple wood with blue acrylic. The maple looked great while sanding, but because it was a mixed material blank I decided to finish like acrylic. My thinking was the acrylic wouldn't look good if I sanded only to a 400 grit the way I normally do with wood. The final sanding at 2000 though turned the maple grey. I had used some wet sanding but thought the light maple would return when it dried - it didn't and the pen looks nice but the maple is a grey instead of the light color it should be.
Does anyone have suggestions as to how to finish a mixed material blank to keep the wood looking good?
Any suggestions to keep maple from greying or darkening during the final finish?
Thanks,
Bob
Does anyone have suggestions as to how to finish a mixed material blank to keep the wood looking good?
Any suggestions to keep maple from greying or darkening during the final finish?
Thanks,
Bob