Originally Posted by
Geezer
Before you do a CA in that garage, even in a warm box. Bring the final sanded items into the house and if you have a dehydrator, use it over night.
If you warm the items first to slightly warm to the touch, you will have much better luck with any finish. If it is too hot to hold against your lower lip...it is too hot!
The moisture is then expelled from the surface. For a solvent reduced finish, like lacquer or varnish, the solvent is forced outward instead of the material skinning over and trapping the excess solvent in the item or the finish below the surface. For CA. the pores are open a little and more can sink in. I like the super thin "HotStuff because it flows into tiny pores.
Do not use an accelerator for the first couple coats. It can cause some unpleasant bubbling. If you have used it successfully in the past you will know how to use it.Do not use it at all on your first project.
IMHO a heat lamp is a no no. Great for a Mexican restaurant but not good for a finishing shelf.
Just my take from a lot of years in model shops.
Have fun!
~Richard