question about finnish process

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Joe Dowdy

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I am currentlly working on reforming my CA process and have been using huts crystal friction polish then using CA after the same way as i applied the friction polish, it has been ok but just not enough shine for me. I am planning on picking up some BLO to try out tomarrow, and I just picked up a 6" buffer from HF today so need some help on the buffing process. I also picked up some tripi while I was there. SO finnally my question is can I just use the Tripi after the the CA or what would be the best buffing process. Thanks in advance

Joe

Also is it really crutial to use sanding sealer and if so what brand seem to work best
 
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I agree and that is what I was trying to say. I plan on canning the huts and using BLO/CA. I then want to come up with the most trusted buffing tech. to obtain that shine I keep following. main thing is what products and order do I use after the BLO/CA finish.
 
Sometimes I use wax and sometimes I don't. So far I have buffed lightly only a couple of items at the most. The real process of making something shine is not due to the waxing and buffing per se, but the workmanship put into the finish itself. If waxing and buffing makes something shine more than it was before, then the finishing techniques prior to the buffing and waxing are probably lacking.

Below are two links of mine in which I did not buff at all and did not wax on the duck calls; I did on the pen. Neither were buffed.

http://www.penturners.org/photos/images/940/1_Best_pen.jpg

http://www.penturners.org/photos/images/940/1_5_Duck_Calls.jpg

The point is that when properly finished, buffing and waxing are extra steps that may or may not add anything to the end product. Focusing on the finish itself will lay a better foundation for the buffing and waxing - to the point that they may not be needed in some cases.
 
This is worth repeating:

leehljp said:
The point is that when properly finished, buffing and waxing are extra steps
that may or may not add anything to the end product. Focusing on the finish
itself will lay a better foundation for the buffing and waxing - to the point
that they may not be needed in some cases.
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