yorkie
Member
This is driving me nuts!
I find that sometimes when I use CA, I get blisters around the tip of the blank and sometimes under the CA itself. It causes me to have to sand back to wood and start again.
When I'm done finishing, I finish between centers but without the bushings, I will use the sanding share to shave them flat or use a pen mill slowly to spin off any excess ca. It's hit and miss whether or not this causes the issue. If I get it on the tips, I dip in thin ca to wick up into the blister and that works fine. However, the blistering under the ca or sometimes I get a shiny shimmer under the CA which almost looks like air in clear acrylic blanks.
I use the thin to seal the blank and medium to build up 7-10 layers. I find it gets worse, the more layers I build up.
Maybe it's time for an alternative to CA that's just as shiny and durable.
I find that sometimes when I use CA, I get blisters around the tip of the blank and sometimes under the CA itself. It causes me to have to sand back to wood and start again.
When I'm done finishing, I finish between centers but without the bushings, I will use the sanding share to shave them flat or use a pen mill slowly to spin off any excess ca. It's hit and miss whether or not this causes the issue. If I get it on the tips, I dip in thin ca to wick up into the blister and that works fine. However, the blistering under the ca or sometimes I get a shiny shimmer under the CA which almost looks like air in clear acrylic blanks.
I use the thin to seal the blank and medium to build up 7-10 layers. I find it gets worse, the more layers I build up.
Maybe it's time for an alternative to CA that's just as shiny and durable.