Carl Fisher
Member
So on 2 of the pencils I finished up last night I decided to try something a bit different. Instead of my usual 1-2 coats of thin and then switching to medium, I went with nothing but thin.
After 5-6 coats using VERY light pressure on the applicator, I found that I had a very smooth finish that was built up enough for me to start sanding. Started directly with my acrylic finishing pads since I didn't need anything more agressive and went through the 6 grits as usuall with light pressure. Once I was done, hit it with Novus and the buffer and it was every bit as good looking as my others that I used medium on.
Also since I was using thin, I didn't use any accelerator. I'll have to play around with this method a bit more but I am really pleased with the end results.
After 5-6 coats using VERY light pressure on the applicator, I found that I had a very smooth finish that was built up enough for me to start sanding. Started directly with my acrylic finishing pads since I didn't need anything more agressive and went through the 6 grits as usuall with light pressure. Once I was done, hit it with Novus and the buffer and it was every bit as good looking as my others that I used medium on.
Also since I was using thin, I didn't use any accelerator. I'll have to play around with this method a bit more but I am really pleased with the end results.