CA and BLO

[wizical]

I have a couple of things to ask about CA/BLO, so here is go

1) after reading the directions of putting on CA/BLO finish, something caught my attention, after the first coat of CA/BLO. do you do the same thing on the Subsequent coats(BLO first, then CA or do you leave BLO out of it. I dont know.)

2)how do you minimize the burning of CA, when I was putting a finish on, it started to smoke, any solutions to that?

thanks for the responses

 

[arioux]

Hi,

CA/BLOo exvery coat for me, but could varyu from turner to turner.

Heat is part of the CA curing cycle. Just try to avoid breathing the fume[xx(].

Alfred

 

[bradh]

Alfred is correct the order doesn't matter. I usually skip the BLO on my last coat only.
Brad

 

[leehljp]

The adding of BLO is optional, as much or as little as you like. It does help in many cases but if you learn to do it with out then that is OK too. There is no "one" magical step or way. But BLO does help for many people. I did use it, then I stopped using it, preferring straight CA and now I am back to BLO. For me, it helps smooth the transfer just a smidgen.

The heat process is part of the characteristics of CA. To minimize the burning to the hand, take a small strip of used sand paper and use it as a backer to the folded paper towel.

 

[Ligget]

If you ask 10 penturners how they apply their CA finishes, you are sure to get 10 different answers. []

 

[RussFairfield]

Smoke is always good. That means it is curing.

 

[RONB]

Don't breath that smoke.[xx(][] Bad stuff. I use a small circulating fan when I apply CA.