Hi all,
I'm having difficulty with applying a medium CA glue finish, hoping someone can answer a few questions for me:
- I'm using blue scott towels as an applicator, but keep having problems with the glue "grabbing" fibres from the paper and pulling them into the finish, clouding it and roughening the surface. Not sure why it does this, as the instructions I've read suggest I should keep the towel moving over the glue until it sets. Am I pressing too hard, too light, or should I apply the glue then take the towel off before it sets?
- Once when that happened, I kept the towel on and pressed harder, and it actually buffed the coat to a high gloss (removing the fibres that had been embedded). But, on the other half of the barrel (and on subsequent tries) it has just made it worse...
- For subsequent coats of CA, should I use the same (hard) spot on the paper towel, or move to a new, fresh area of the towel?
- I also tried using polyester batting as advised by Russ Fairfield, but the fibres from that made an even worse mess... I'm guessing I should have used sheets of batting instead of the loose stuff?
Thanks in advance,
Lee
I'm having difficulty with applying a medium CA glue finish, hoping someone can answer a few questions for me:
- I'm using blue scott towels as an applicator, but keep having problems with the glue "grabbing" fibres from the paper and pulling them into the finish, clouding it and roughening the surface. Not sure why it does this, as the instructions I've read suggest I should keep the towel moving over the glue until it sets. Am I pressing too hard, too light, or should I apply the glue then take the towel off before it sets?
- Once when that happened, I kept the towel on and pressed harder, and it actually buffed the coat to a high gloss (removing the fibres that had been embedded). But, on the other half of the barrel (and on subsequent tries) it has just made it worse...
- For subsequent coats of CA, should I use the same (hard) spot on the paper towel, or move to a new, fresh area of the towel?
- I also tried using polyester batting as advised by Russ Fairfield, but the fibres from that made an even worse mess... I'm guessing I should have used sheets of batting instead of the loose stuff?
Thanks in advance,
Lee