but a darned fine group of products nonetheless.
I got a call about a month ago from my favorite South Carolina bird telling me about a product he'd found on one of the woodworkers' sites. I gave them a call and explained that I was a pen maker and was interested in trying their product. One thing led to another and they shipped me some samples to experiment.
The product line is called Unaxol and the company is Moby Dick Supplies LLC . Other than my usual obsession with finishes, I was particularly interested in their products because of their claim.
While the recommended methods of application are spray or brush, I wiped it on, being careful not to "work" the product. The sanding sealer was truly dry in thirty minutes and sanding produced only a talc-fine powder which was easily blown off of the barrels. The regular formulas were again hand applied immediately after finishing the seal coat. The literature indicated that additional build coats could be applied after 60 minutes of drying. Of course, I tested that and, sure enough, it worked! Not only that but this stuff is truly self leveling, even on a round blank. How do they do that?
I pushed the envelope a bit by micro-meshing and buffing out the barrels after only a 24 hour wait. The results are at least as good as my other water-based lacquers and probably better (but that's a subjective measure). Being able to produce an excellent finish from a water-borne lacquer in two days is enough for me to try again...so I did...with the high build product. Amazingly, following the same routine, the same excellent results were obtained. I think I;ve found a new friend for life and it's name is UNAXOL! Give it a try!
(I have no affiliation with the company and am not compensated beyond the fact that I got a couple of 8 ounce samples. I just really like how this stuff works!)
Results:
High-Performance:
High Build (not yet available):
I got a call about a month ago from my favorite South Carolina bird telling me about a product he'd found on one of the woodworkers' sites. I gave them a call and explained that I was a pen maker and was interested in trying their product. One thing led to another and they shipped me some samples to experiment.
The product line is called Unaxol and the company is Moby Dick Supplies LLC . Other than my usual obsession with finishes, I was particularly interested in their products because of their claim.
They sent samples of their "High-Performance and High Build (not yet released) products along with the proper sanding sealer for each. They also supplied me with their reduced, but I have not yet used it.
While the recommended methods of application are spray or brush, I wiped it on, being careful not to "work" the product. The sanding sealer was truly dry in thirty minutes and sanding produced only a talc-fine powder which was easily blown off of the barrels. The regular formulas were again hand applied immediately after finishing the seal coat. The literature indicated that additional build coats could be applied after 60 minutes of drying. Of course, I tested that and, sure enough, it worked! Not only that but this stuff is truly self leveling, even on a round blank. How do they do that?
I pushed the envelope a bit by micro-meshing and buffing out the barrels after only a 24 hour wait. The results are at least as good as my other water-based lacquers and probably better (but that's a subjective measure). Being able to produce an excellent finish from a water-borne lacquer in two days is enough for me to try again...so I did...with the high build product. Amazingly, following the same routine, the same excellent results were obtained. I think I;ve found a new friend for life and it's name is UNAXOL! Give it a try!
(I have no affiliation with the company and am not compensated beyond the fact that I got a couple of 8 ounce samples. I just really like how this stuff works!)
Results:
High-Performance:
High Build (not yet available):
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