Thread: My attempt

That is a class act!!!

Just wondering if you could get more shine with your finish?

I think there is a depth to that blank(pen) that is not fully captured in photos, great work,Amos

I really like the touch of blue in the blank. It almost looks like you filled a crack in a wood blank with turquoise.

Originally Posted by artme

That is a class act!!!

Just wondering if you could get more shine with your finish?

Yeah I actually have a lot of trouble getting rid of the really fine scratches and then I just polish it with shellawax. All and any advice gladly accepted mate.

cheers
undies.

Originally Posted by minus459

Yeah I actually have a lot of trouble getting rid of the really fine scratches and then I just polish it with shellawax. All and any advice gladly accepted mate.

cheers
undies.

looks pretty good mate, its all down hill from here

to finsh resins and acrylics i wet sand with all sand paper
240
320
600
then i wet sand with the top 6 colors of micromesh
the final step for me is
i have a cloth wheel on one end of my bench grinder, i use a white buffing compound meant for aluminum

following this method i get a high gloss shine, glass like on the clear resin, and for some reason the buffing compound stops finger prints

to finish CA, i start at the micromesh stage and follow through to the buffing as well

i hope this helps

MIK

Originally Posted by MBUMIK

looks pretty good mate, its all down hill from here

to finsh resins and acrylics i wet sand with all sand paper
240
320
600
then i wet sand with the top 6 colors of micromesh
the final step for me is
i have a cloth wheel on one end of my bench grinder, i use a white buffing compound meant for aluminum

following this method i get a high gloss shine, glass like on the clear resin, and for some reason the buffing compound stops finger prints

to finish CA, i start at the micromesh stage and follow through to the buffing as well

i hope this helps

MIK

Thanks Mik, I'll see what I can do.
cheers.

Nice work undies. Are you sanding the blank length ways between each grit?

Originally Posted by tdrumnut

Nice work undies. Are you sanding the blank length ways between each grit?

Nah rummy I only do that before the first sand. That's a good idea mate, thank you. You never know I might get the hang of this yet.

Nice work. I'd run through all the micro mesh in order as the various grits will remove the scratches. The 1500 should take out a lot of the scratches. By 12000 you should not be able to see any, unless there were deep gouges in the acrylic to begin with.

Undies I agree with all the others and you should use whatever you have in regards to sanding but a quick fix and polish is to use Brasso. It works great and does the job in no time.

I have NOT and will NOT use the brasso on a CA finish so I have no idea how it goes.

Cheers Ian