woodscavenger
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I started with the typical friction polish which looks great for a few days. Then I tried wipe on poly but forgot to use a sanding sealer so got pathetic results. I switched to the CA-BLO finish and I have a love-relationship with it.
Some pen shapes it loves. With tight grains and not big grooves I don't have a problem. But on some of the above mentioned types I have a problem with build up of some white residue in the grain (might be from my micromesh) and at times the CA seems to get the dreaded orange peel so I have to resand and start over....this is when I seem to get more of the white residue. I also tend to have problems at the ends of the tubes with some buildup where the press fit parts connect. BUT I love the speed of the finish.
I have been looking around and wonder about spray Deft or going to an oil finish followed by tripoli, white diamong, then carnuba.
Does anyone want to rehash this idea?
Some pen shapes it loves. With tight grains and not big grooves I don't have a problem. But on some of the above mentioned types I have a problem with build up of some white residue in the grain (might be from my micromesh) and at times the CA seems to get the dreaded orange peel so I have to resand and start over....this is when I seem to get more of the white residue. I also tend to have problems at the ends of the tubes with some buildup where the press fit parts connect. BUT I love the speed of the finish.
I have been looking around and wonder about spray Deft or going to an oil finish followed by tripoli, white diamong, then carnuba.
Does anyone want to rehash this idea?