Kraft Kote

[blackhawk357m]

Can kraft kote be thinned using acetone, or anything else? I find it to be VERY thick.

Tyia
Nathan Brugmann

 

[cueman]

Brush it on thick, then hit it with the torch and brush some more as the heat will thin it. Then hit it with the torch again and let it rotate for several hours.

 

[blackhawk357m]

Brush it on thick, then hit it with the torch and brush some more as the heat will thin it. Then hit it with the torch again and let it rotate for several hours.

Appreciate the info, ty

 

[Pino]

Brush it on thick, then hit it with the torch and brush some more as the heat will thin it. Then hit it with the torch again and let it rotate for several hours.

Will heating before application thin it at all?

 

[JoeyInCali]

Switch to BSI Finish Cure and you won't have that problem

 

[SSDiver2112]

Switch to BSI Finish Cure and you won't have that problem

Is that your base coat, top coat, or only coat(s)

 

[JoeyInCali]

Is that your base coat, top coat, or only coat(s)

Base coat. But, it can actually be a final finish too.
Just takes 3 separate coats.

 

[cueman]

Will heating before application thin it at all?

Yes but I have found sometimes heating before spreading it out can cause it to harden too fast to get it on.

 

[jayman]

I have never used that stuff, but I have found that epoxy is fickle and cures hard soft, rubbery and everything in between. and sooner or later becomes yellow. It takes years sometimes but always turns yellow. Is this different?

 

[cueman]

I have never used that stuff, but I have found that epoxy is fickle and cures hard soft, rubbery and everything in between. and sooner or later becomes yellow. It takes years sometimes but always turns yellow. Is this different?

All finishes eventually yellow including auto clears. But I have put it on cues that still look good after 20 years.

 

[jayman]

Al
Finishes eventually yellow including auto clears. But I have put it on cues that still look good after 20 years.

I remember the finish on some of my early Palmer's would be so yellow and cracked you hardly see the cue.

 

[cueman]

I remember the finish on some of my early Palmer's would be so yellow and cracked you hardly see the cue.

Just regular old lacquer most likely.