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Electric Comet

17/07/2017 9:54 AM

poly and coating technique

i used to always wipe the dust off from sanding between poly coats

but for some stuff that did not need to be presentable and i coated just
as a measure to keep out ambient moisture i left the dust on between coats

i found that the dust seems to go back into solution once i applied the
next coat and as far as i can tell there was no downside at all

now i do not clen the dust off and i get better coverage and use less poly

do the higher end finishes require strict cleaning of the sanding dust
or do they take the dust back into solution











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[email protected] (Scott Lurndal)

in reply to Electric Comet on 17/07/2017 9:54 AM

31/07/2017 7:48 PM

Electric Comet <[email protected]> writes:
>On Mon, 17 Jul 2017 13:59:28 -0400
>"dadiOH" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> No poly will dissolve previous coats, dust or not.
>
>may be true but the dust from sanding the previous coat is not visible
>when sprayed over with the next coat

It may not be visible to the optical senses, but it is often
visible to the tactile senses.

nn

in reply to Electric Comet on 17/07/2017 9:54 AM

31/07/2017 3:57 PM

On Monday, July 31, 2017 at 2:28:25 PM UTC-5, Electric Comet wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Jul 2017 13:59:28 -0400
> "dadiOH" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > No poly will dissolve previous coats, dust or not.

Never has, never will. Spot on as usual.

> may be true but the dust from sanding the previous coat is not visible
> when sprayed over with the next coat

As a professional that finishes as part of my living, all I have to say about that is "not to you".

Robert

dx

"dadiOH"

in reply to Electric Comet on 17/07/2017 9:54 AM

17/07/2017 1:59 PM


"Electric Comet" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>i used to always wipe the dust off from sanding between poly coats
>
> but for some stuff that did not need to be presentable and i coated just
> as a measure to keep out ambient moisture i left the dust on between coats
>
> i found that the dust seems to go back into solution once i applied the
> next coat and as far as i can tell there was no downside at all
>
> now i do not clen the dust off and i get better coverage and use less poly
>
> do the higher end finishes require strict cleaning of the sanding dust
> or do they take the dust back into solution

No poly will dissolve previous coats, dust or not.

EC

Electric Comet

in reply to Electric Comet on 17/07/2017 9:54 AM

31/07/2017 12:28 PM

On Mon, 17 Jul 2017 13:59:28 -0400
"dadiOH" <[email protected]> wrote:

> No poly will dissolve previous coats, dust or not.

may be true but the dust from sanding the previous coat is not visible
when sprayed over with the next coat











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