Bowling ball pen finish

[ctboy]

I have turned a bowling ball pen, and am wondering what finish would be best. Any ideas?

 

[PenWorks]

Not sure why you would put a finish on plastic? I would sand, buff, done.

 

[Russb]

No finish needed. I sand followed by polish with Brasso.

 

[DocStram]

I use the Novus two part system from PSI http://www.pennstateind.com/store/pknovusx.html I'm certain you'll hear loads of other ideas. This works for me.

 

[angboy]

I have something I'd printed out from the maker of the BB blanks, and he talks about using friction polish, but you have to use more friction than with a wood blank, so the polish can be baked on with that material. He says if the pen gets cloudy/dull, then he knows he needs more heat, so he goes back and does it again, pressing harder. Says 2 coats of FP is all it takes to get a good shine. He also says that sometimes he uses Novus 2, sometimes HUT Ultra gloss, and sometimes EEE ultrashine polish, that any of these will remove the very fine scratches.

I don't have a scanner, and I think I pulled out the most important parts, but if you want, I'll mail you a copy, just send me your mailing info. It's actually a little over a page pf print.

 

[Skye]

That sounds overly complicated. I've seen tons of BB pens that were polished like a normal acrylic pen.

 

[ed4copies]

I agree with Angela, heat is GOOD with bowling ball. High speed, any reasonably good polish and MOST IMPORTANT: PAPER APPLICATOR!!! (Paper towel, toilet paper, whatever)

High speed catches with rags can be dangerous.

 

[ctboy]

Thanks to all the ideas. This will help alot.