Gordon
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In what circumstances (other than speed) - is it best to let the CA dry naturally without the accelerator ??
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I'd guess dry air, around 70 degrees, slight wind from the south west....
I'd guess dry air, around 70 degrees, slight wind from the south west....
It's going to take a long time with anything thicker than Medium, especially if you really lay down a thick coat.
Gordon,
I know I'm gonna get flayed on this one, but here goes...
I was told by several folks that using accelerator tends to 'fog' or make a CA finish look bad. Then, I had an old timer tell me that was pure bunk. Soooo, I tried it myself. After using accelerator on several woods, I have yet to see any difference at all. That does NOT mean that there isn't any wood or technique that'll fog, just that it hasn't happened to me. If someone here with much more experience than I has more detail as to how/when/why that occurs, I'd like to hear it. In the meantime, I am accelerating almost every CA finish I do.
Gregory of YMMV Forest
To get back to the first posted question, In what circumstances (other than speed) - is it best to let the CA dry naturally without the accelerator ??...............I use a hair dryer. CA is cured by heat so why not blow hot air at it??? I use medium CA and put down a heavy coat then hold a hair dryer at about 2 feet away from the blank while it is turning slow. Sometimes it will take about 15-20 minutes before I can put another coat on. After 2-3 coats....MM all the way through 12K and it will look like glass.
Roy, I use a hair dryer in the winter. But the pict of the "white" duck call above - I get that more often with the hair dryer. However, since it is on the outside, it doesn't hurt except I have to sand it down a little more.
On pens, I try to do it naturally and use the hair dryer sparingly in spring summer and fall.