gilmax
Member
Recently I was able to get my hands on some Novus ( #3, 2, & 1) on sale, so after seeing many of you talk about it, I decided to take the plung.
Now I've tried to use it a couple of times, with mixed results. As I don't have a large amount of shop time these days, I figured I would ask how others apply this.
Here is how I am applying it:
After wet sanding through the MM(1500-12000) @ ~500rpm, I wipe down the blanks, and let them air dry for a few minutes to make sure that there is no water on them. I then clean them with a lint free cloth. Then with the lathe off, I wipe on a small amount of Novus 3 covering the whole blank. Then with the lathe on @ ~3000rpm I wipe off the Novus 3 with a clean paper towel. I then repeat this process with the #2, and #1.
Where I am seeing issues, is when I am wiping off the #2, it tends to turn the blanks cloudy. I will then go back to #3, and then try the #2 again.
I realy love the results once I have it all done, but I am certain that I am missing something to make this a little easier. Thank you in advance for all replies.
Now I've tried to use it a couple of times, with mixed results. As I don't have a large amount of shop time these days, I figured I would ask how others apply this.
Here is how I am applying it:
After wet sanding through the MM(1500-12000) @ ~500rpm, I wipe down the blanks, and let them air dry for a few minutes to make sure that there is no water on them. I then clean them with a lint free cloth. Then with the lathe off, I wipe on a small amount of Novus 3 covering the whole blank. Then with the lathe on @ ~3000rpm I wipe off the Novus 3 with a clean paper towel. I then repeat this process with the #2, and #1.
Where I am seeing issues, is when I am wiping off the #2, it tends to turn the blanks cloudy. I will then go back to #3, and then try the #2 again.
I realy love the results once I have it all done, but I am certain that I am missing something to make this a little easier. Thank you in advance for all replies.