My question is, how soon after writing on blank can you apply finish? Does'nt seem like the ink(?) ever dries and I'm worried about smearing the writing while finishing.

I wait 30 minutes or so just to be sure. Try it on a piece of plastic maybe and see if you can wipe it of with a dry cloth after 30 minutes. I don't know the drying times of different pens. Tight wraps!

make sure its permanent ink too otherwise it will never dry.........

Hitting it with a hair dryer also speed up the drying time.

You may want to coat it with a light spray of clear acrylic enamel. Gel pen ink never really dries, and when you brush something over it, the ink tends to smear a little. I do the spray thing, and have had no problems.

Dave

Fred- I've seen one gel pen that never would harden enough to even put CP over top. A friend of mine got it in a hand wrapper kit he bought from a non-sponsor a couple of years ago (Cabela's). He wound up just throwing it away and buying a different style pen. It was the only time that I saw this happen with a gel pen, though.

Putter
Williston, ND

Well guys, Its been drying for over 24 hrs. Definately dried to a light touch but I'm scared to finish it. Thanks for all the advice. I'm still playing with it. Developing....

Spray it with Krylon fixatiff, and your good to go!!

Bill in WV



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/05/2006 02:36PM by William Bartlett.

Krylon Fixative. Light spray, dry, and epoxy. The only 'real' way to be safe.

Jay

Always spray with Fixatiff before the finish coat.

Oops...it is 'fixatiff' not fixa'tive'.

Jay