Hi guys,
I took the advice of a few members and am abandoning the CA finish and moving to epoxy. I tried one last night:
Three coats of Bullseye cut 3:1 with denatured alcohol
Light scuff with a green Scotchbrite pad
Applied a coat of West Systems 105/207
Spread it with my fingers and then smoothed with a card
Hit the bubbles with a torch (that worked surprisingly well)
I checked it every couple hours and was getting new bubbles coming up. I think I didn't seal the rosewood well enough.
This morning I checked it and it had leveled out nicely. I had a few dimples from bubbles that had popped on their own.
Questions:
1. What sealing method should I be using? I've heard mention of epoxy sealer, but I don't know if that's an actual product, or if people are rubbing a thin layer of epoxy into the wood and wiping it off. Suggestions?
2. Is it necessary to sand the first coat of epoxy before applying a second if the first coat leveled out? If I use my fingers to fill the dimples in the first coat?
3. How many coats do you guys typically apply?
Thanks much and any other advice would be greatly appreciated.
Rob
I took the advice of a few members and am abandoning the CA finish and moving to epoxy. I tried one last night:
Three coats of Bullseye cut 3:1 with denatured alcohol
Light scuff with a green Scotchbrite pad
Applied a coat of West Systems 105/207
Spread it with my fingers and then smoothed with a card
Hit the bubbles with a torch (that worked surprisingly well)
I checked it every couple hours and was getting new bubbles coming up. I think I didn't seal the rosewood well enough.
This morning I checked it and it had leveled out nicely. I had a few dimples from bubbles that had popped on their own.
Questions:
1. What sealing method should I be using? I've heard mention of epoxy sealer, but I don't know if that's an actual product, or if people are rubbing a thin layer of epoxy into the wood and wiping it off. Suggestions?
2. Is it necessary to sand the first coat of epoxy before applying a second if the first coat leveled out? If I use my fingers to fill the dimples in the first coat?
3. How many coats do you guys typically apply?
Thanks much and any other advice would be greatly appreciated.
Rob
