David350
Member
I finally had the opportunity to get back to trying out the Berea Artists UV as a finish again (first pen was posted on Dec 15th). I had an issue this time with getting small "bumps" in the finish, sorry no pictures as I didn't think about it until now). I sanded the coat off and recoated, again with just a single coat of the resin. However, this time, I rotated the lathe by hand to apply it to the blank and once covered, I turned it back on low (about 600 RPM), to wipe from side to side to make sure it was evenly covered. I'm not sure this was the issue, but the only thing I can think of was I was getting some tiny air bubbles trapped below the resin as I was extremely careful to make sure everything was clean prior to application.
I'd be interested in hearing from others if they have tried this and if they also had some tiny bumps in the finish. Again, this pen has one coat of the UV cured resin, with no sanding or polishing after the resin application.
I'd be interested in hearing from others if they have tried this and if they also had some tiny bumps in the finish. Again, this pen has one coat of the UV cured resin, with no sanding or polishing after the resin application.