My thoughts on the white, or cloudy, spots is this: The cloudy spots are where the CA has not stuck to the wood and for me, it usually doesn't show up until I start sanding and polishing, which makes the CA transparent and the underneath wood can be seen. The non stuck spots appear to be cloudy or white spots. Be sure to wipe the wood with DNA to remove oils which can cause the cloudy spots. Sometimes I have encountered an area on a blank that will cloud no matter what I do. don't know why or what to do about it. But most of my cloudy issues have been solved after I started wiping the blank with DNA and I also use CA/BLO and not just the CA alone. Application seems to make a difference. Be sure you get good coverage work the CA is onto the wood on the entire blank. A little pressure is needed, I think and the paper towel applicator will get stiff as if it were plastic. I don't stop the application until the applicator cloth has turned to "plastic".
Just my thoughts on the clouding issue. Others may offer more and even better thoughts. These are the things I've observed. Other penturners may be more observant.
Do a good turn daily!
Don
Originally posted by jbyrd24
<br />First let me say sorry if this has been asked a thousand times
before, but.............
Sometimes the CA whitens while I do a CA only finish.
What is making it do that[?]