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3rd October 2010, 06:32 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Unusual Question
Hi
This is a little unusual but it is annoying the helll out of me.
I have two burls which I have finished with oil, then WOP and then applied a coat of U-beaut EEE (amazing product by the way).
To apply the EEE I used an electric drill with a lambswool buffer on the end.
It did a great job exept on the edges of the burl where the top meets the side etc very fine hairs of lambswool have mixed with the wax I guess and are stuck on.
It looks awful and I cannot seem to remove them as they are so fine and have almost glued themselved on.
Any advice on how to remove it without damaging my finish or the burls etc.
Thanks heaps
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3rd October 2010, 06:40 PM #2Hewer of wood
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Hmm, yeah, I had similar prob with a DO finish on a burl natural bottom bowl. I think you're stuck with tweezers.
Good luck.Cheers, Ern
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3rd October 2010, 08:25 PM #3
I recently had to prepare a pigskin hide I got from a mate for making leather. Soaking it in lime for a few days got the hair out because the alkali eats into the acidy fats around it, but they did't pull out - just scraped off easily, so somehow the lime made the hair weaker as well. I'm not suggesting putting lime on wax but if that wax is hard and dry enough you should be able to use a razor sharp edge to cut through the lambswool. The wool may be caught up in resin or resin residue as it looks like it has hit the phloem layer of cells under the bark (how seasoned is the timber?) If that's the case some turps might work to lossen the resin up...but be careful, try a small patch first and wipe away from the centre. Turps shouldn't disturb wax... much.
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5th October 2010, 01:07 AM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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Thanks guy....I am prepared to give anything a go before tweezers.....they are so fine would take me forever...
I think in the future the EEE be best left for a non burl top
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5th October 2010, 08:00 AM #5Hewer of wood
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EEE is not a finish by the way. Meant to be used after sanding, before finishing, as a kind of cutting polish.
The only thing I've seen for buffing nat edges is a stiff rotary brush. Lambswool and mops leave fibres as you've found.Cheers, Ern
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5th October 2010, 09:21 AM #6GOLD MEMBER
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Just a thought -
A stiff nylon nail brush or hard toothbrush for the hard to get at places. Try it dry first to see what happens, if not satisfactory then some wet medium which won't destroy your finish.
Just thinking, regards,
Bob
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5th October 2010, 04:37 PM #7Hewer of wood
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Or a blowtorch.
Go for the rustic look ;-}Cheers, Ern
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5th October 2010, 05:37 PM #8GOLD MEMBER
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regards,
Dengy
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5th October 2010, 06:32 PM #9
Steel wool is useful at times - a coarse one though, like the stainless steel one used in washing up (soapless). Maybe even a single blade bic shaver.
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5th October 2010, 10:39 PM #10
How about a cabinet scraper ?
Kev."Outside of a dog a book is man's best friend ,inside a dog it's too dark to read"
Groucho Marx
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6th October 2010, 03:07 PM #11GOLD MEMBER
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go to Repco and get their 3 brush set ( they look like tooth brushes), which includes a small brass wire brush that should be just the thing
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Dengy
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7th October 2010, 03:01 AM #12SENIOR MEMBER
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Thanks heaps I will try some of these ideas and let you know the outcome.
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12th October 2010, 12:26 AM #13human termite
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maybe a suade brush?..............
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12th October 2010, 10:00 PM #14
A blowtorch is too aggressive. A butane cigarette lighter less so. And convenient even if you don't smoke, e.g. for "cutting" nylon mason's twine without frayed ends.
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Fiction has to make sense. - Mark Twain
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