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30/03/2013 4:16 PM

Superglue (CA) wood finish.

Hello all,

Does anyone have a suggestion for a similar finish to superglue
on wood? I like the 'wet look' it gives, and the smooth finish. Only
asking in case there is a better / cheaper method I'm not aware of.

Thanks in advance,

David Paste.


This topic has 10 replies

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Leon

in reply to [email protected] on 30/03/2013 4:16 PM

31/03/2013 12:17 AM

<[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Does anyone have a suggestion for a similar finish to superglue
> on wood? I like the 'wet look' it gives, and the smooth finish. Only
> asking in case there is a better / cheaper method I'm not aware of.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> David Paste.

For turning finishes it is still the quickest way to get there. Bigger
bottles are more bang for your buck.

tt

tommyboy

in reply to [email protected] on 30/03/2013 4:16 PM

31/03/2013 10:23 AM

On Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:16:07 -0700 (PDT), [email protected] wrote:

>Hello all,
>
>Does anyone have a suggestion for a similar finish to superglue
>on wood? I like the 'wet look' it gives, and the smooth finish. Only
>asking in case there is a better / cheaper method I'm not aware of.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>David Paste.

Zpoxy

p

in reply to [email protected] on 30/03/2013 4:16 PM

01/04/2013 11:27 AM

On Sunday, March 31, 2013 6:49:40 PM UTC+1, [email protected] wrote:

> Hey.... slow down.... too much detail to process from you all at
> once....
>
> Are you finishing a front door? a table top? a sea sloop? A jewelry
> box? A toilet seat? A pen? An outdoor shelf?

Well no firm plans at the minute, but one day I hope to finish a
bog seat. Who wouldn't?!


> Questions like your are akin to "hey, I'm gonna do some painting, and
> I like the shiny stuff. Can anyone recommend a type of paint and a
> color, too?"

Yes. :D

I was arsing around with an old floorboard the other day, and I ended up
spilling some CA on to it. I had previously heard of people using CA as
a finish, but I had not paid much attention. However, the finish that
resulted on this floorboard was wonderful, so I had a litle experiment - I
sanded a patch down and gave it two coats of CA (with a light sanding
inbetween). The wood took on a lovely wet-look with a nice matt or silk
finish, depending on how I sanded it up. It seemed to be fairy durable,
too, as wacking it with a hammer didn't do too much other than a few
small dents.

The reason I ask about alternatives is that the glue isn't the cheapest way
of finishing a door, for example, but it seems like it would be quite
suitable - good looking and (possibly?) durable (the piece of floorboard is
now outside to see what the weatehr does to it) so if this finish was
already well-known and there were any alternatives, I was curious.

I DO actually have two external doors to refinish (when it warms up), so
asking now seemed like a good idea in preparation.

Thanks for your reply.

FH

Father Haskell

in reply to [email protected] on 30/03/2013 4:16 PM

10/04/2013 8:51 PM

On Mar 30, 7:16=A0pm, [email protected] wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Does anyone have a suggestion for a similar finish to superglue
> on wood? I like the 'wet look' it gives, and the smooth finish. Only
> asking in case there is a better / cheaper method I'm not aware of.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> David Paste.

Nitro lacquer, cured and rubbed.

LH

"Lew Hodgett"

in reply to [email protected] on 30/03/2013 4:16 PM

30/03/2013 5:20 PM


<[email protected]> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Does anyone have a suggestion for a similar finish to superglue
> on wood? I like the 'wet look' it gives, and the smooth finish. Only
> asking in case there is a better / cheaper method I'm not aware of.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> David Paste.
---------------------------------------------------------
This a link to Epifanes on the Jamestown Distributors web page.

http://tinyurl.com/d3f6nut


Have fun.

Lew


LH

"Lew Hodgett"

in reply to [email protected] on 30/03/2013 4:16 PM

01/04/2013 1:42 PM



Lew Hodgett wrote:
>
>> This a link to Epifanes on the Jamestown Distributors web page.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/d3f6nut
>>
>>
>> Have fun.
>>
>> Lew

--------------------------------------------------
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Cheers!
---------------------------------------------
You'll love the stuff for exterior natural finish doors.

Lew


nn

in reply to [email protected] on 30/03/2013 4:16 PM

31/03/2013 10:49 AM

On Mar 30, 6:16=A0pm, [email protected] wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Does anyone have a suggestion for a similar finish to superglue
> on wood? I like the 'wet look' it gives, and the smooth finish. Only
> asking in case there is a better / cheaper method I'm not aware of.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> David Paste.

Hey.... slow down.... too much detail to process from you all at
once....

Are you finishing a front door?

Are you finishing a table top?

Are you finishing a sea sloop?

A jewelry box?

A toilet seat?

A pen?

An outdoor shelf?

Questions like your are akin to "hey, I'm gonna do some painting, and
I like the shiny stuff. Can anyone recommend a type of paint and a
color, too?"

Robert

p

in reply to [email protected] on 30/03/2013 4:16 PM

01/04/2013 11:28 AM

On Sunday, March 31, 2013 12:20:23 AM UTC, Lew Hodgett wrote:

> This a link to Epifanes on the Jamestown Distributors web page.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/d3f6nut
>
>
> Have fun.
>
> Lew

Cheers!

ME

Martin Eastburn

in reply to [email protected] on 30/03/2013 4:16 PM

01/04/2013 11:27 PM

Keep us posted on this.

I had a tube of CA in my tool box I took to a IEEE show for Testers.
We used some and the tools - packed up and the box shipped back with
the equipment. In a week I got my box of hand tools and the whole box
had a thin layer of CA over everything. There was oil on the tools and
flux in a pot - so the contaminants were CA and oil mist when the truck
got hot on the trip. It took a month or so and the CA powered off
everything - the whole box was white with dust. I think the CA
was taken apart by the oil. It might have been while it was drying or
afterwards. I don't know. Just that CA doesn't last on the outside of
stuff.

Martin

On 4/1/2013 1:27 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> On Sunday, March 31, 2013 6:49:40 PM UTC+1, [email protected] wrote:
>
>> Hey.... slow down.... too much detail to process from you all at
>> once....
>>
>> Are you finishing a front door? a table top? a sea sloop? A jewelry
>> box? A toilet seat? A pen? An outdoor shelf?
>
> Well no firm plans at the minute, but one day I hope to finish a
> bog seat. Who wouldn't?!
>
>
>> Questions like your are akin to "hey, I'm gonna do some painting, and
>> I like the shiny stuff. Can anyone recommend a type of paint and a
>> color, too?"
>
> Yes. :D
>
> I was arsing around with an old floorboard the other day, and I ended up
> spilling some CA on to it. I had previously heard of people using CA as
> a finish, but I had not paid much attention. However, the finish that
> resulted on this floorboard was wonderful, so I had a litle experiment - I
> sanded a patch down and gave it two coats of CA (with a light sanding
> inbetween). The wood took on a lovely wet-look with a nice matt or silk
> finish, depending on how I sanded it up. It seemed to be fairy durable,
> too, as wacking it with a hammer didn't do too much other than a few
> small dents.
>
> The reason I ask about alternatives is that the glue isn't the cheapest way
> of finishing a door, for example, but it seems like it would be quite
> suitable - good looking and (possibly?) durable (the piece of floorboard is
> now outside to see what the weatehr does to it) so if this finish was
> already well-known and there were any alternatives, I was curious.
>
> I DO actually have two external doors to refinish (when it warms up), so
> asking now seemed like a good idea in preparation.
>
> Thanks for your reply.
>

dd

"dadiOH"

in reply to [email protected] on 30/03/2013 4:16 PM

01/04/2013 2:04 PM

[email protected] wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Does anyone have a suggestion for a similar finish to superglue
> on wood? I like the 'wet look' it gives, and the smooth finish. Only
> asking in case there is a better / cheaper method I'm not aware of.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> David Paste.

In no particular order...
1. varnish
2. lacquer
3. shellac

--

dadiOH
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