nev
Established Member
Recently i posted asking if any CA glue was better than another for pen finishing, and the consensus was mixed but all suggested a medium viscosity. So, i ordered some and now have Wudcare, Roket and some pound shop tubes on a card, and i can confirm the winner is........................
there is not much to choose between them.
if anything the pound shop tube was a slightly 'better' (thicker? shinier?) finish, but it is probably a thicker glue, which may have something to do with it :?
what did make a hell-cat of a difference was the micromesh pads i ordered at the same time. =D>
if like me you are fairly new to the turning and finishing lark, and you've followed all the advice of 80 to 400 or 600 grit and even nyweb pads and wondering, like me, why its still not as 'polished' as you'd like it to be, BUY SOME MICROMESH PADS.
they are brill.
by the time youve worked your way through the colours the wood is beautifully finished and shining before you even reach for the polish. (if anything the polish dulls it down a tad, but that may be just my impatience )
so next time you are in the supplies shop and you see those little coloured 2inch squares, get some. you wont regret it
in the interests of political correctness and fairplay advertising standards and all that, i dont know if micromesh is the brand name or the generic term for them so others may be available :mrgreen:
there is not much to choose between them.
if anything the pound shop tube was a slightly 'better' (thicker? shinier?) finish, but it is probably a thicker glue, which may have something to do with it :?
what did make a hell-cat of a difference was the micromesh pads i ordered at the same time. =D>
if like me you are fairly new to the turning and finishing lark, and you've followed all the advice of 80 to 400 or 600 grit and even nyweb pads and wondering, like me, why its still not as 'polished' as you'd like it to be, BUY SOME MICROMESH PADS.
they are brill.
by the time youve worked your way through the colours the wood is beautifully finished and shining before you even reach for the polish. (if anything the polish dulls it down a tad, but that may be just my impatience
)so next time you are in the supplies shop and you see those little coloured 2inch squares, get some. you wont regret it
in the interests of political correctness and fairplay advertising standards and all that, i dont know if micromesh is the brand name or the generic term for them so others may be available :mrgreen:
