Paduak Finish

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I have recently become the finish person in a new cue shop. After a few issues were worked out things are going well (air compressors fill with water? who knew?). We use a UV finish, polyurethane I believe, with a base coat and a top coat. Most of the cues are fairly straight forward, 2 layers from each coat and a little sanding in between. My question deals with paduak wood and to a lesser extent canary wood. I have to spray many many times to cover the pores in the wood adaquetly. I was being trained by a master cuemaker for the first day or two, but personal issues had come up and he no longer comes to work. I have a product that came with the finishes that is a sealer compound; it smells like the base coat, but is much more viscous. I have tried to use it myself but it I don't know how to get it to spread evenly and fill the pores, and too much of it is very difficult to sand. If anyone can help me I would really appreciate it, I love my job and I don't want to lose it because of inexperience and lack of proper training.

Michael

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Paduak is a very porus wood. You are just going to have to spray it more than some other woods.

I personally don't like Paduak wood because it is hard and brittle, poisonous, and drinks finish. Not only that the wood is oily and the finish picks up the color of the wood and colors all white inlays with an orangish tenge. It is cheap to buy but expensive in the long run.
 
Arnot Wadsworth said:
Paduak is a very porus wood. You are just going to have to spray it more than some other woods.

I personally don't like Paduak wood because it is hard and brittle, poisonous, and drinks finish. Not only that the wood is oily and the finish picks up the color of the wood and colors all white inlays with an orangish tenge. It is cheap to buy but expensive in the long run.
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Hits like crap too imo.:eek: :D
I'll never use one ever again. Not even for handle.

To coat it, why not use West System epoxy with super slow 207 hardener?
 
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Thank you

Thank you to everyone that responded, and I managed to get two paduak cues finished today that I am happy with. But I am now quite curious, my knowledge of big words is rusty, but I think 'poisonous' has something to do with 'not good'. Please tell me what precations should be taken. The guy that was helping me sand and myself were not wearing any type of mask.

Nervously yours,
Michael
 
MSM721 said:
Thank you to everyone that responded, and I managed to get two paduak cues finished today that I am happy with. But I am now quite curious, my knowledge of big words is rusty, but I think 'poisonous' has something to do with 'not good'. Please tell me what precations should be taken. The guy that was helping me sand and myself were not wearing any type of mask.

Nervously yours,
Michael
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Michael,
I really hope you wear a mask and have an outside air breathing system in place before you put finish on a cue. The lungs will only take so much abuse with wood dust (Cocobolo is dust doesn't come out of the lungs) and finishes.
Jack
www.johnmaddencues.com
 
Thanks for the warning

We do have an excellent ventilation system to pull the spray vapors out of the paint booth. The fan is so strong it will pull the door to the small room shut. I was just worried about the paduak dust in the air when it is sanded, the lathes don't have the same ventilation, just some vacuum hoses held up to them. I'm just going to air on the side of caution, I'm not going to sand any paduak without a respirator and neither is anyone else. Again thanks to everyone for the very useful information.
 
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