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22nd December 2021, 12:26 PM #31
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22nd December 2021, 03:34 PM #33SENIOR MEMBER
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Hey Matt someone above (Mature One - I just checked) mentioned Rustolium. I recently used this on some Jacaranda because I had heard that it went on very clear, and it does. I'll take some pics with bare wood for comparison if you like. Of course there's no gaurantee it will stay clear.
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Hi Ian, yes it is grown as a street and park tree in cooler parts if Vic. And occassionally cut down. But I haven't got any I can lay my hands on to show you. Sorry, if I come across some I will take pics of the fine medullary rays on a quarter sawn surface. Maybe someone else has some wood of Lagunaria patersonii. Fine textured too.
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24th December 2021, 03:01 PM #38GOLD MEMBER
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While not pure white, Claret Ash is a very light timber and very nice to work with. A common street tree too.
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24th December 2021, 07:23 PM #39
Sorry Matt I missed this thread but I see you got what I consider to be the whitest timber in Aus NIH.
If you are after some more white timber I have Doughwood (Melicope elleryana) that is very white, and easy to carve, but as with many timbers you do have to be careful with the finish. I've found the best is clear boot polish of all things. This special order dining table however was done with clear coat car lacquer.
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25th December 2021, 04:27 PM #42SENIOR MEMBER
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Here ya go Matt. You can see it did darken a little when they're side by side.
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26th December 2021, 12:54 PM #43
After flattening post casting and sanding to 400 I tend to do a float coat of self levelling clear coating epoxy (warning - if both parts are not clear, then it's not clear coat. Maybe fine on dark timbers but NOT white), then sand to 400 again ready for painting. I do not use oil finishes on white timber tables as ALL of them will yellow the timber.
I've done spray painting for a long time and confident with a spray gun. I buy my car lacquer from a paint supplier, that is full gloss, then add a special additive (also from the paint shop) to get the finish I require (in this case Satin, ~10% additive that is basically a talc mix, gloss finish leaves finger prints on tables). Each full coat consists of a few light coats in different direction at around 1min intervals (to flare off). Then left to touch dry (0.5 hour) before wiping with green emery cleaner (kitchen pot stuff) and blow down/remove all dust. Then hit again with another full coat, and repeat 3 or 4 times. Then leave for a week to fully harden before wet sanding with 1200 grit or XXXX steel wool to flatten, before polishing with car cut and polish paste/cream to desired finish.
This is basically the same way cars are done, although a heat both maybe used to help cure the paint. If your not confident with a spray gun then after the prep you could take it to a car guy to do.Neil____________________________________________Every day presents an opportunity to learn something new
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