Finishing is a PAIN

bob griffin said:
i have never measured it but i use a small door jam gun that has fluid and air ajustsments on it you can get it down to nothing . a cup full will spray alot of coats . but please remember i use a uv curable clear that you have to have a uv light to dry it and as said it will dry in 5 to 10 seconds .but the sealer i use is the ticket and drys on it,s on no light needed and it works with car clear as well. MADISON BOB CUSTOM CUES
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Bob the sealer you use is axon insulator,do you spray it on or rub it on?I have a cloth buffing wheel i use with compound for polishing brass,i assume you use the same thing with 4 - 1 in wide buffers together ,add the merenza compound and buff.The buffers just ease the hand rubbing,the compound does the work.
 
almer said:
Bob the sealer you use is axon insulator,do you spray it on or rub it on?I have a cloth buffing wheel i use with compound for polishing brass,i assume you use the same thing with 4 - 1 in wide buffers together ,add the merenza compound and buff.The buffers just ease the hand rubbing,the compound does the work.
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Axon is the manufacturer of the material, it's actual name is Koa Insulater. It is a two part material and when using I spray on a heavy coat and then clean the gun quickly as the stuff sets up in a hurry. It is dry to the touch in less than two minutes and if your in a hurry a finish may be applied in ten minutes although I always wait at least an hour. Bob says he rubs it down with a green pad but I always just spray my finish over it as it has a coarse texture that the finish adheres to very readily. It's the best sealer I've ever used and doesn't let the wood bleed as some do on Coco Bolo and such. It adheres to wood, phonelics and metal rings very well. When the two parts are mixed the color turns to an ugly green but once applied it is very clear. The stuff has a short shelf life but as cheap as it is and as good of job it does it is well worth it. By the way, Paul Dayton turned me on to this stuff a year or so ago and it certainly has made life simpler.
I have two sets of four flannel 10" pads set up for buffing but sedom use them. I usually use a six inch Porter Cable orbital sander with the cue in the lathe spinning slowly applying the Menzerna liquid. Comes out extremly shiney with no swirls or sanding marks in the cue. It takes me less than ten minutes to rub out a cue from start to finish.
Dick
 
Madison Bob

almer said:
Bob the sealer you use is axon insulator,do you spray it on or rub it on?I have a cloth buffing wheel i use with compound for polishing brass,i assume you use the same thing with 4 - 1 in wide buffers together ,add the merenza compound and buff.The buffers just ease the hand rubbing,the compound does the work.
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YESi spray it and as you can tell from dickies post there is many ways to do the process so the best way is the way that works best for you put dickies and myselfs way will give you a little insight of how to get started then you can add to that but i will say its a great product and well worth the small amount you pay for it and as dickie said it makes life alot easier. MADISON BOB CUSTOM CUES ;)
 
rhncue said:
Axon is the manufacturer of the material, it's actual name is Koa Insulater. It is a two part material and when using I spray on a heavy coat and then clean the gun quickly as the stuff sets up in a hurry. It is dry to the touch in less than two minutes and if your in a hurry a finish may be applied in ten minutes although I always wait at least an hour. Bob says he rubs it down with a green pad but I always just spray my finish over it as it has a coarse texture that the finish adheres to very readily. It's the best sealer I've ever used and doesn't let the wood bleed as some do on Coco Bolo and such. It adheres to wood, phonelics and metal rings very well. When the two parts are mixed the color turns to an ugly green but once applied it is very clear. The stuff has a short shelf life but as cheap as it is and as good of job it does it is well worth it. By the way, Paul Dayton turned me on to this stuff a year or so ago and it certainly has made life simpler.
I have two sets of four flannel 10" pads set up for buffing but sedom use them. I usually use a six inch Porter Cable orbital sander with the cue in the lathe spinning slowly applying the Menzerna liquid. Comes out extremly shiney with no swirls or sanding marks in the cue. It takes me less than ten minutes to rub out a cue from start to finish.
Dick
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Dick do you use a buffing pad or some other pad on your 6 in orbital sander/I have a 5 in dewalt orbital sander ,looks like same thing only smaller,less should work.
 
almer said:
Dick do you use a buffing pad or some other pad on your 6 in orbital sander/I have a 5 in dewalt orbital sander ,looks like same thing only smaller,less should work.
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http://www.Properautocare.com carries both the Menzerna and buffing pad kits.
They explain which pad to use with which compound. Grizzly also carries the Menzerna.
Dick
 
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