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Help - I used u40 Cork sealer on my thread wraps instead of color preserver
Posted by: Toby Horon (---.cinci.rr.com)
Date: May 25, 2019 12:15PM

Hello - I wasn’t paying attention this morning and used U-40 cork sealer on my thread wraps instead of color preserver. My inclination is to let them dry and finish them like I normally would. However before I do that, I would like to understand if the cork sealer will interfere with the finish coat? At this point, I’m not worried about preserving the color.

Thanks in advance!

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Re: Help - I used u40 Cork sealer on my thread wraps instead of color preserver
Posted by: Michael Danek (---.alma.mi.frontiernet.net)
Date: May 25, 2019 12:31PM

While I have no experience with this, what I would do is first put CP onto the wraps, then put the epoxy finish on. It seems logical that CP on the U40 would not be a problem, and we know that epoxy on CP is not a problem.

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Re: Help - I used u40 Cork sealer on my thread wraps instead of color preserver
Posted by: ben belote (---.zoominternet.net)
Date: May 25, 2019 12:36PM

Michael, you may have discovered the worlds best CP..lol.

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Re: Help - I used u40 Cork sealer on my thread wraps instead of color preserver
Posted by: Herb Ladenheim (---.hsd1.ma.comcast.net)
Date: May 25, 2019 06:34PM

Why not call U40???
Herb

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Re: Help - I used u40 Cork sealer on my thread wraps instead of color preserver
Posted by: Billy Vivona (---.nycmny.fios.verizon.net)
Date: May 25, 2019 06:53PM

Cork Seal is just a water based poly, like Minwax polycrylic. I'e tested that as a CP, and there is no issue with epoxy, but it does darken the threads more than a CP like Chromaseal. Here's teh test I ran 12 years ago before Chromaseal was available, the Minwax was teh second worse out of these when it came to colro retention. [www.rodbuilding.org]

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Re: Help - I used u40 Cork sealer on my thread wraps instead of color preserver
Posted by: Michael Danek (---.alma.mi.frontiernet.net)
Date: May 30, 2019 10:56AM

Toby, can you tell us what you did and how it turned out? thanks

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