I have just got a tin of Chestnut Friction Polish and noticed is says you don't need to use sanding sealer. As I am about to run out of sealer is it necessary to use it and if so which is the best fast drying one.
Glen
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Chestnut friction polish
rayf6604
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I always used sanding sealer before using friction polish, I couldn't have read the tin properly 
Chestnut cellulose sanding sealer is a fast drying one, matter of seconds
Chestnut cellulose sanding sealer is a fast drying one, matter of seconds
Penpal
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Waiting to here more from successful users of the polish however all polishes are just that.
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First I have heard of using sanding sealer before using friction polish.
Is this an english foible.
Is this an english foible.
cookie21
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Friction polish from any company is not worth the time & effort, it shines when you put it on, that shine lasts about as long as your smile, after that it looks like shit IMHO
Well for the last 30 odd years I must have been doing something wrong I always apply a minimum of 2 coats of S/S regardless then about 6-8 coats of Friction polish then as many coats of woodturners stick as needed till I am happy with my finish and this is were a lot of people fall short proper application but today one or two coats finished no wonder it dont last long also each of my buyer is instructed on how to care for there pen and this is were a lot of people fail some turners print an aftercare sheet how ever did we manage before the days of super glue and spray finishes
I am in the same game as Woody on this one. A couple of coats of sanding sealer then build up coats of friction polish followed by woodturners stick and finally I give em a coat of microcrystalline wax. 
Like a lot of finishes there is more then one way that it can be applied, just because one person applys it one way doesn't make any other method of application wrong, just different.
I've yet to read any finishing method that replicates the way I finish my pens, I've been doing it my way for years & am happy with the results & longevity of finish but I don't presume anyone else's method is wrong, just not how I do it.
That said I'm always interested in reading what others do & am always happy to try other things, that's how we learn. Keeping a positive open mind is the key.
I've yet to read any finishing method that replicates the way I finish my pens, I've been doing it my way for years & am happy with the results & longevity of finish but I don't presume anyone else's method is wrong, just not how I do it.
That said I'm always interested in reading what others do & am always happy to try other things, that's how we learn. Keeping a positive open mind is the key.