JamesB
Member
Instead of posting another general "how do I apply CA" I decided to post how I do it and what results I get so people who have acheived good results can tell me what I'm doing wrong. I've watched videos and read, and think I'm following them but no one mentions the swirl I get.
-I sand to 600. Apply medium CA with a paper towel, one drop on the blank with lathe at 720, wipe one way, then back. The first coat goes on smooth. Then the next coats all have a swirl pattern, I can tell which way I wiped the paper towel by the direction of marks.
-I try to MM or steel wool between coats to even it out but it doesn't really work well.
-I only apply about 4 coats of CA and then use Plastx polish for shine.
-The finish shines (mostly, sometimes there are patches) but still has visible "swirls".
-I don't use accelerator.
-I tried BLO/CA and that worked better, but is the BLO supposed to remain on top of the second and subsequent coats of CA?
-I tried paper towel and the plastic pen parts bags, bags work a little better but I'm still not happy with my results.
Thanks. Jim
-I sand to 600. Apply medium CA with a paper towel, one drop on the blank with lathe at 720, wipe one way, then back. The first coat goes on smooth. Then the next coats all have a swirl pattern, I can tell which way I wiped the paper towel by the direction of marks.
-I try to MM or steel wool between coats to even it out but it doesn't really work well.
-I only apply about 4 coats of CA and then use Plastx polish for shine.
-The finish shines (mostly, sometimes there are patches) but still has visible "swirls".
-I don't use accelerator.
-I tried BLO/CA and that worked better, but is the BLO supposed to remain on top of the second and subsequent coats of CA?
-I tried paper towel and the plastic pen parts bags, bags work a little better but I'm still not happy with my results.
Thanks. Jim