G1Pens
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I have been having very good luck with CA until just recently. The last couple of pens I have done that I did a CA finish on have been a real pain. What has been happening is that after applying the CA everything looks fine, but as I MM to a shine it starts developing the ghosting. It is usually only in a couple of spots and usually shows up after the first two or three levels of the MM. I can strip it down to bare wood, go thru the process again and it may happen again. If it does, it is in the same general area on the pen. Usually the third time is a charm, but doing a finish 3 times to get a good one is a real waste of time.
It has happened with just CA and with CA/BLO. I have tried wiping down the blank with DNA and tonight it happened when I wiped down with Accelerator first. It has happened with Koa and with Yellow Pine. So, I can't seem to find a pattern.
I am using the same CA I have always used (Monty's). I don't use accelerator during the CA application (other than the initial wipe down). I wet sand at low speed so I don't think there is a heat build up.
What else could be causing this?.....or is it just a string of bad luck?
It has happened with just CA and with CA/BLO. I have tried wiping down the blank with DNA and tonight it happened when I wiped down with Accelerator first. It has happened with Koa and with Yellow Pine. So, I can't seem to find a pattern.
I am using the same CA I have always used (Monty's). I don't use accelerator during the CA application (other than the initial wipe down). I wet sand at low speed so I don't think there is a heat build up.
What else could be causing this?.....or is it just a string of bad luck?