Adrian Anguiano
07-10-2013, 10:41 AM
Im making some bottle stoppers for a friend. This is the first one, the picture is BEFORE I put any finish on it. Its Bocote... very oily wood.
So after reading lots of posts on different finishes, I decided on Lacquer since it doesnt dissolve in alcohol like a shellac product. I didnt want to use CA because I wanted a natural looking finish. I skipped the oils because I have 5 to do, and need them done by this weekend... didnt want to wait around for each to dry.
I got the Semi Gloss Brushing Lacquer from a pint can. Stirred very well. Put some on a blue towel and slathered it all over the wood. After about a minute, it was all gone. I turned on the lathe and buffed with a blue towel to make sure it really was dry, and it was.
FYI: Im in a Texas Garage. aka 100degrees, humidity 60+
So I did the same thing about 4 times. Slathered it on. Waited a minute, it looked and felt dry, then buffed it with my blue paper towel.
I then remembered I read somewhere to burnish with a brown paper bag. So i did that. Then did abother 2 applications.
Im left with a finish that looks almost exactly with what I started with. And I can still rub my fingernail into some of the tiny grain pores of the wood. Like they didnt get filled.
Any suggestions?? This is my first time using Deft Brushing Lacquer - Semi Gloss.
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So after reading lots of posts on different finishes, I decided on Lacquer since it doesnt dissolve in alcohol like a shellac product. I didnt want to use CA because I wanted a natural looking finish. I skipped the oils because I have 5 to do, and need them done by this weekend... didnt want to wait around for each to dry.
I got the Semi Gloss Brushing Lacquer from a pint can. Stirred very well. Put some on a blue towel and slathered it all over the wood. After about a minute, it was all gone. I turned on the lathe and buffed with a blue towel to make sure it really was dry, and it was.
FYI: Im in a Texas Garage. aka 100degrees, humidity 60+
So I did the same thing about 4 times. Slathered it on. Waited a minute, it looked and felt dry, then buffed it with my blue paper towel.
I then remembered I read somewhere to burnish with a brown paper bag. So i did that. Then did abother 2 applications.
Im left with a finish that looks almost exactly with what I started with. And I can still rub my fingernail into some of the tiny grain pores of the wood. Like they didnt get filled.
Any suggestions?? This is my first time using Deft Brushing Lacquer - Semi Gloss.
266146