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Re: 2P-10 For Pore Filling

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 12:32 am
by Dave Bagwill
That's some eye-popping ziri, there, and a good price. The Ditson 12fret dread would show off that wood nicely.

Re: 2P-10 For Pore Filling

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 1:27 am
by Dave Bagwill
This guy uses Starbond medium CA to pore fill his ukes and some guitars.
https://youtu.be/bkGrEeHt96o

Youtube has a number of vids , search for "CA pore fill"

Re: 2P-10 For Pore Filling

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 7:39 am
by ken cierp
BTW I have never thought that sanding CA off the surface was/is easy -- even a small area like a patch, actually kind of PITA its a very hard material when dry. I use a scarper.

Re: 2P-10 For Pore Filling

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 8:59 am
by John Parchem
I sort of FP on a little at a time with a folded paper towel. It still takes a few applications, but almost no sanding. If I have ridges I take them off with a straight edge razor blade (I sand the tips to avoid scratching).

I am sure that guy in the first video had a nightmare sanding all of that CA off even with a random orbital sander.

Re: 2P-10 For Pore Filling

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 10:43 am
by Dave Bagwill
John - do you sand to bare wood after each application of CA, or after a couple/three coats?

Re: 2P-10 For Pore Filling

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 3:37 pm
by John Parchem
On the ukuleles I scraped after each application, I have pictures in Finishing viewtopic.php?f=22&t=2058 On the second ukulele I switch from a gloved finger to a folded paper towel. Just a few drops at a time applied to the paper towel. I need to scrape a lot less after I worked out the paper towel method. The CA I am using is pretty thick, so it has a decent working time.