aluminum - renaissance wax or CA

[glycerine]

For those of you that do alot of segmenting or turning solid aluminum, do you usually try to coat it with CA or a similar finish, renaissance wax, just leave it unfinished?

 

[BigguyZ]

If you're doing Alu and wood, people typically finish as they would with just wood. If it's JUST Alu, I'd say leave it as is. Problem is, if you try for a high gloss, the metal will oxidize almost immediately and dull the shine. Then I'd say that ren wax would help prohibit that a bit, but not 100%.

 

[David M]

leave it unfinished and when it dulls use metal pollish , just up keep on metal pens . same with alot of bullet pens , can be powder coated

 

[glycerine]

Thanks for the info guys.

 

[DurocShark]

leave it unfinished and when it dulls use metal pollish , just up keep on metal pens . same with alot of bullet pens , can be powder coated

This.

 

[killer-beez]

See my post on an aluminum pen I just completed. It may help with your decision.http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=55306

For those of you that do alot of segmenting or turning solid aluminum, do you usually try to coat it with CA or a similar finish, renaissance wax, just leave it unfinished?