Spectraply Finish

[beck3906]

I've tried a couple of finishes for Spectraply and not really happy with either. What is your favorite finish?

 

[lhowell]

I use thin CA (about 7-8 coats). I do take the grits up a bit higher than normal (maybe to the third or fourth micro mesh pad) before starting with CA as the plywood surface can stay a bit rough at 600 grit.

 

[Rounder]

I have had good luck with CA.

 

[D.Oliver]

I, too, go with CA.

 

[Loucurr]

CA is the way to go.

 

[jttheclockman]

What are you using the wood on??? I have used CA but also have used waterbased lacquers. always trying to keep the colors true.

 

[KenV]

Krylon, deft lacquer, Enduro, CA

 

[beck3906]

I ordered some of the 2x2 specials and planned on making stoppers. I want something easy to apply with a nice gloss. CA gives that but takes a while to build up.

 

[jttheclockman]

I ordered some of the 2x2 specials and planned on making stoppers. I want something easy to apply with a nice gloss. CA gives that but takes a while to build up.

I am using Watco lacquers for some birdhouse ornaments. I just got mine yesterday.

 

[TonyL]

I have used CA and now Solarez Thin Hard over engraving.

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[KenV]

For ornaments, since they do not get handled much, hard to beat shellac friction polish after sanding to a fairly high grit number. Wax buff finishs it off easily. I tend to use Johnsons Floor Wax on ornaments as final pass.

Really sharp tool helps with spectraply. Very little sanding dust.

 

[walshjp17]

For this small box, I used two coats of a version of shine juice (1/3 DNA, 1/3 BLO, 1/3 Shellac) a friend had and then finished it with two coats of Johnson's Paste Wax.

(Apologies for the sideways view )

 

[jttheclockman]

Very nice John. It is amazing what that wood can do to a project. It gives it that special look that a straight grained piece of timber just does not. Thanks for showing.

 

[walshjp17]

Very nice John. It is amazing what that wood can do to a project. It gives it that special look that a straight grained piece of timber just does not. Thanks for showing.

Thanks for the kind words, John.

 

[alankulwicki7]

I've made a bunch of ornaments, stoppers and openers with the spectraply. I've had really good luck with sanding to 240, applying a coat or two of shellac and then a couple coats of Watco spray lacquer. Easy to apply and it dries fast...

 

[TellicoTurning]

I use a lot of Spectraply in my pepper mills and bottle stoppers... I finish with 2 coats of Old Master's Sanding Sealer then 6 to 8 coats of Minwax wipe on poly...

 

[efrulla]

I will use several coats of thin CA and then several more of medium.