rhe221
Member
Greetings!
I am just starting out on marketing and getting into finding the types of finishes I want for the various looks I want for my pens, some more Satin, some higher Gloss.
What are the better products I should look into as I prefer to use only 1 type of finish on my pens? I read that soo many of you use CA(Really? A coat of CA glue?) plus this and that or what be based on personal preferance. Are these multiple coats really that beneficial? What is the time taken to put on all the different layers respectivly?
Right now I use Hut Crystal Coat. A Very nice finish as it goes on nice, especially with 2 or 3 coats. You can see in my photos in my Pens for Sale photo album</u> it is a more Satin finish that shows up on the wood depending on the species.
I dislike the "plastic" look as I prefer the wood to be the highlight and not to make it seem like it is shrouded in soo much finish that the pen might have been made from the fake plastic wood of some early 1990s Lincoln or Buick. What should I use to get a Thin coat of finish on the pens without encasing it in masses of time taking layers and making it a 'Buick Special'?
Thanks!
Tom
I am just starting out on marketing and getting into finding the types of finishes I want for the various looks I want for my pens, some more Satin, some higher Gloss.
What are the better products I should look into as I prefer to use only 1 type of finish on my pens? I read that soo many of you use CA(Really? A coat of CA glue?) plus this and that or what be based on personal preferance. Are these multiple coats really that beneficial? What is the time taken to put on all the different layers respectivly?
Right now I use Hut Crystal Coat. A Very nice finish as it goes on nice, especially with 2 or 3 coats. You can see in my photos in my Pens for Sale photo album</u> it is a more Satin finish that shows up on the wood depending on the species.
I dislike the "plastic" look as I prefer the wood to be the highlight and not to make it seem like it is shrouded in soo much finish that the pen might have been made from the fake plastic wood of some early 1990s Lincoln or Buick. What should I use to get a Thin coat of finish on the pens without encasing it in masses of time taking layers and making it a 'Buick Special'?
Thanks!
Tom