Yellow River Woodturning
Member
I've been noticing some scratches appearing in my CA finishes lately. I decided to buy some new Micro-Mesh pads to see if that would fix the problem, but nothing seemed to change. Is there something I'm missing?
For my CA finish, I apply 2 coats of thin CA to fill any open grain in the wood, then sand back to 600 grit, polish with wood shavings, and remove any dust with DNA. Then, I apply 10 coats of thin CA, using accelerator between every two coats (then wiping off any excess with a blue shop towel). Then, I speed the lathe back up to 1500 rpm and wet sand with Micro-Mesh, starting with 1500 and going up to 12000. Finally, I speed the lathe up to 2400 rpm and polish with plastic polish.
Another problem I've been having is with my plastic polish. On two separate occasions, I've had my polish melt completely through the finish. I'm not exactly sure what's causing it, but I think it might have to do with the blue shop towels that I use to polish my blanks (it also might just be from the heat created when polishing). Is there any way to counter this? I've been thinking of purchasing a buffing wheel, which might help.
For my CA finish, I apply 2 coats of thin CA to fill any open grain in the wood, then sand back to 600 grit, polish with wood shavings, and remove any dust with DNA. Then, I apply 10 coats of thin CA, using accelerator between every two coats (then wiping off any excess with a blue shop towel). Then, I speed the lathe back up to 1500 rpm and wet sand with Micro-Mesh, starting with 1500 and going up to 12000. Finally, I speed the lathe up to 2400 rpm and polish with plastic polish.
Another problem I've been having is with my plastic polish. On two separate occasions, I've had my polish melt completely through the finish. I'm not exactly sure what's causing it, but I think it might have to do with the blue shop towels that I use to polish my blanks (it also might just be from the heat created when polishing). Is there any way to counter this? I've been thinking of purchasing a buffing wheel, which might help.