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Hi everybody,
I started trying a new finishing method, with melamine lacquer, instead of CA finishing. I followed several tutorials, equally from this forum and from other internet sources. I sanded the pen up to 800 grit, for each stage I also sanded with the grain. At the end I faced this problem: the finished surface has marks across the grain, just as they are after CA finishing. If in CA case these marks will disappear after micromesh sanding, for melamine lacquer I have no clue how to get rid of them, as there are less layers (I applied max. 8 layers) and they are very thin. I tried polishing the melamine lacquer with a Meguiars polish, equivalent to a 12k micromesh, but the result was that I almost removed the lacquer in my attempt of removing the marks.
I need your advice: should I apply more lacquer and, then, trying to polish, or there is another method to apply it without such marks? Thank you!

<blockquote data-quote="SorinS" data-source="post: 366839" data-attributes="member: 2977">Hi everybody,I started trying a new finishing method, with melamine lacquer, instead of CA finishing. I followed several tutorials, equally from this forum and from other internet sources. I sanded the pen up to 800 grit, for each stage I also sanded with the grain. At the end I faced this problem: the finished surface has marks across the grain, just as they are after CA finishing. If in CA case these marks will disappear after micromesh sanding, for melamine lacquer I have no clue how to get rid of them, as there are less layers (I applied max. 8 layers) and they are very thin. I tried polishing the melamine lacquer with a Meguiars polish, equivalent to a 12k micromesh, but the result was that I almost removed the lacquer in my attempt of removing the marks.I need your advice: should I apply more lacquer and, then, trying to polish, or there is another method to apply it without such marks? Thank you!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SorinS, post: 366839, member: 2977"] Hi everybody, I started trying a new finishing method, with melamine lacquer, instead of CA finishing. I followed several tutorials, equally from this forum and from other internet sources. I sanded the pen up to 800 grit, for each stage I also sanded with the grain. At the end I faced this problem: the finished surface has marks across the grain, just as they are after CA finishing. If in CA case these marks will disappear after micromesh sanding, for melamine lacquer I have no clue how to get rid of them, as there are less layers (I applied max. 8 layers) and they are very thin. I tried polishing the melamine lacquer with a Meguiars polish, equivalent to a 12k micromesh, but the result was that I almost removed the lacquer in my attempt of removing the marks. I need your advice: should I apply more lacquer and, then, trying to polish, or there is another method to apply it without such marks? Thank you! [/QUOTE]

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