The Wonders Of........

[TonyMilner]

Micromesh!
A Maple One - turned this morning


A Spalted Beech One - turned yesterday


Each had 3 coats of thin - pound shop - CA then through all the grades of micromesh.
I'm so impressed with the finish micromesh gives.

 

[Grump]

Then use a bit of toothpaste or metal polish and really buff it up init?

 

[bellringer]

I gave up using micro mesh now I just use wet and dry sand paper to 1200 then farcale 300 and 500

 

[bassethound]

Probably work ok with ink em.... very nicely done mate...

 

[TonyMilner]

Ta for the advice Brian & Alex, How about T Cut?
ps.. Like both websites chaps!

 

[bellringer]

Ta for the advice Brian & Alex, How about T Cut?
ps.. Like both websites chaps!

Ye t cut works

 

[Terry Q]

Both nice. I like the shape of the maple better.

 

[Grump]

If you have gone down to 12000 grit I think T-cut may be a bit course.
I use a milder abrasive like toothpaste or rouge powder, Talcum powder does a good job when you get that fine.
People laugh when I say Talcum powder but that only shows their ignorance, industrial talc (French chalk) comes in many grades and is widely used in the plastics industry for polishing and stiffening at production level.

You might find some of these tips useful init?
chrome-extension://oemmndcbldboiebfnladdacbdfmadadm/http://www.raydobbins.com/polishing/Polishing_Guide.pdf

Bugger, I can't hyperlink on this confuser.

 

[TonyMilner]

If you have gone down to 12000 grit I think T-cut may be a bit course.
I use a milder abrasive like toothpaste or rouge powder, Talcum powder does a good job when you get that fine.
People laugh when I say Talcum powder but that only shows their ignorance, industrial talc (French chalk) comes in many grades and is widely used in the plastics industry for polishing and stiffening at production level.

You might find some of these tips useful init?
chrome-extension://oemmndcbldboiebfnladdacbdfmadadm/http://www.raydobbins.com/polishing/Polishing_Guide.pdf

Bugger, I can't hyperlink on this confuser.

Rouge - Got red cheeks then
I'd never thought of toothpaste!
Seriously - again thanks for the advice & help

 

[Grump]

Jewelers rouge init?
I think I mention about showing ignorance didn't I?

 

[Les ELm]

Well done.

Les

 

[scouseroy]

I have used toothpaste a couple of times on grumps advice and it works just fine ,as long as there are no furrows or fine cracks

 

[Penpal]

find a complication using toothpaste or brasso nif your spacers are brass the blackening that results can spoil the finish also if you use a mandrel it will transfer problems at the recent WWWood Show I was able to buy down to 15000 fluff backed red or blue faced paper if you use that fine wet and dry it will carry over black as well.

Peter.

 

[Penpal]

Two beaut pens mate a lighter background can lift and separate from the background.

Peter.

 

[woodhacker]

Ta for the advice Brian & Alex, How about T Cut?
ps.. Like both websites chaps!

I finish my acrylics with T/cut Nice pens

 

[Vic Perrin]

If you have gone down to 12000 grit I think T-cut may be a bit course.
I use a milder abrasive like toothpaste or rouge powder, Talcum powder does a good job when you get that fine.
People laugh when I say Talcum powder but that only shows their ignorance, industrial talc (French chalk) comes in many grades and is widely used in the plastics industry for polishing and stiffening at production level.

You might find some of these tips useful init?

chrome-extension://oemmndcbldboiebfnladdacbdfmadadm/http://www.raydobbins.com/polishing/Polishing_Guide.pdf

Bugger, I can't hyperlink on this confuser.

Mmmm Talcum Powder helps with Stiffening ??? Need to give that some serious thought

 

[Jim]

Two very nice pens Tony, both finished very nice indeed ..

 

[chas_41_uk]

Two very nice pens Tony

 

[Penpal]

Mmmm Talcum Powder helps with Stiffening ??? Need to give that some serious thought

Lots of talc powder and set plaster?

Peter.

 

[Bammer]

Plast-X headlight cleaner works a treat

Good for your teeth too Grump