pens/ebony /CA finish HELP!
Eaglesc
>Not having much luck getting a CA finish on an ebony "european style " pen.
HAve had good luck on others.
Is this one of those impossible things?
pens/ebony /CA finish HELP!
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Re: pens/ebony /CA finish HELP!
#2Re: pens/ebony /CA finish HELP!
Larry G.
>Hi:
After sanding, use brown paper to burnish surface.
Apply one drop of thin CA and spread with a piece of packing foam sheet or one of the plastic bags as you slowly rotate the pen on the lathe.Let air dry for a few minutes; don't use accelerator.
I then use EEE and follow with 2 coats of shellawax friction polish.
Too much CA will cause problems.
Larry
Hand Turned Pens at http://pws.chartermi.net/~lgottlieb2/
Re: pens/ebony /CA finish HELP!
#3Re: pens/ebony /CA finish HELP!
Eaglesc
>Sorry about my ignorance,new at this but what does EEE(shoe size) have to do with ebony?
:>)
Re: pens/ebony /CA finish HELP!
#4Re: pens/ebony /CA finish HELP!
Larry G.
>EEE-Ultra Shine Polish is a polish that contains an abrasive (tripoli). The ads say that after sanding to 320 grit using EEE gives a surface equal to 1200 grit.
I sand to 2000, burnish, and then apply CA finish.
I use it after applying the CA finish. It smooths out any slight irregularities and increases the surface shine.
Larry
Hand Turned Pens at http://pws.chartermi.net/~lgottlieb2/