On May 17, 7:37=A0pm, "J. Clarke" <[email protected]> wrote:
> dafyddw wrote:
> > HI I was lucky enough to get some good advice a little while back
> > about various compounds for polishing wood, such as white diamnond
> > carnuba wax, and tripoli. I forgot to ask, how should you apply
> > these
> > compounds?
>
> If you're polishing with an abrasive then try Surbuf pads on a ROS.http://=
www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?familyid=3D3693
>
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many thanks for all the help, that gives me some ideas to work with.
cheers y'all
David
On May 16, 12:26 pm, dafyddw <[email protected]> wrote:
> HI I was lucky enough to get some good advice a little while back
> about various compounds for polishing wood, such as white diamnond
> carnuba wax, and tripoli. I forgot to ask, how should you apply these
> compounds?
> many thanks and best wishes to all,
> David
various methods.
generally oils that are light enough to be absorbed into the wood are
wiped on, and wiping it on with wet/dry sandpaper (wet sanding) leaves
a really nice surface. some folks like to tank dip the piece, some
even going so far as to use pressure/vacuum to get the oil to
penetrate all the way into the wood. note that this can lead to
loooong cure times....
wax is a wipe on/rub off proposition. if you want to power up the
process a buffer will take a well sanded and sealed piece of wood to a
mirror shine in no time flat, though there is a bit of a learning
curve with the machine grabbing the work and flinging it across the
room. good preparation is a must or you'll end up with pores filled
with black gunk from the buffer that cannot be removed....
dafyddw wrote:
> HI I was lucky enough to get some good advice a little while back
> about various compounds for polishing wood, such as white diamnond
> carnuba wax, and tripoli. I forgot to ask, how should you apply
> these
> compounds?
If you're polishing with an abrasive then try Surbuf pads on a ROS.
http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?familyid=3693
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--John
to email, dial "usenet" and validate
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)