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Reel Seat Finished With Permagloss
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Jeff Shafer
Registered: May 2005
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 61
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This insert is made from Chechen, and is finished using the same technique I use with CA, and others use with Tru-Oil. Successive coats are built to beyond disired diameter, then wet sanded with progressively finer sandpaper followed by wet 8000 & 12000 Micromesh. Final Step is a heavy cut car polish followed by a scratch & swirl remover.
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Keywords: Reel Seat Finish
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mark blabaum
Registered: June 2006
Location: Southwest - Wisconsin
Posts: 1,282
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Tue February 17, 2009 9:19am
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Jeff I've often wondered about using Permagloss for inserts. It looks like it really does a nice job of protecting the wood and has a great shine.
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Jeff Shafer
Registered: May 2005
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 61
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Tue February 17, 2009 9:49am
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Thanks Mark,
I found it to be less problematic than CA. The initial block sanding to get to level went well, and I didn't run into the clumping (white flecks) that can occur with CA. I waited four days after the last application before sanding on the lathe. Five coats were applied over a 24 hour period.
Jeff
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sam fox
Registered: October 2005
Location: Harpers Ferry Iowa
Posts: 166
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Wed February 18, 2009 1:35pm
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Great work Jeff, I see you followed through and it looks good.
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Jeff Shafer
Registered: May 2005
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 61
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Wed February 18, 2009 8:10pm
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Yes Sam, I'm very happy that I saw your thread. It put me on track to substitute Permagloss for CA. I plan to create a tutorial for those who might want to give it a try. It will take quite a few photos to go through the application process, multiple coats, then the lathe sanding and polishing process. Maybe this weekend.
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Jeff Shafer
Registered: May 2005
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 61
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For anyone considering building up coats of Permagloss then sanding and polishing to fit specific hardware: Bubbles in the finish are your enemy. This past week I did a couple more inserts with Permagloss and must have applied my second or third coat before the prior coat had time to completely off-gas. I had 40-50 bubbles form on one insert, and the result was 40-50 white spots (small craters filled with white Permagloss dust). By the time I sanded through the bubbles I was into the wood. Each application must be allowed to cure adequately and any bubbles that form as a result of the Permagloss application must be burst or brushed off the end of the reel seat insert. The inserts that worked out have a better overall appearance than the ones finished with CA.
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