Thread: CA and Fingers?

On each coat I tend to stick to the scales somewhere at least once.

I'm trying to keep it to a minimum and keep applying coats.
Currently shooting for 5 coats (2 latex gloves worth of fingers) and alternating sides every 15 minutes.

The additional coats seem to "melt" my mistakes in so I'm assuming everything is as it should be.

Will my oops work out through the addition of CA or am I already doomed and should be sanding down and starting again?

Is there an easy way to avoid oops?

Thanks,
Bob

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Even though the CA "sets" within like 20 seconds, 15 minutes may be too soon to apply another coat. Depending on the thickness you really have to look at the CA to make sure no area is still moist.

As for right now, I'd sand down.

The glueing them to a popsicle trick seems to have solved my first biggest problem.

I've used carpet tape and can now pick them up and put them down without making a mess.

There is a CA mister cabinet available(Some police dapartments have them to develop fingerprints) The one Ive seen is about 12" x 12" and they are not expensive.Im sure I could adapt one to apply succesive coats at any desired interval,and to any thickness.Put 10 scale sets in come back 24 hours later and have 10 or 12 perfect coats.Best Regards Gary

Gary thats a friggen awesome idea!

The finger print development cabinet isn't a mister- all it is is a sealed container. If you put an object in a sealed plastic box and place in a small open container of CA the fumes from the CA attach to the oil and harden the print.
It doesn't mist the object with CA.

Originally Posted by Justme-

The finger print development cabinet isn't a mister- all it is is a sealed container. If you put an object in a sealed plastic box and place in a small open container of CA the fumes from the CA attach to the oil and harden the print.
It doesn't mist the object with CA.

It will when were finished with it,Seriously though I dont use CA on scales,but I havent been making a lot of wooden scales lately.Ive been thinking of it ,but the pain in the ass factor has kept me from it.Regards Gary

I am not enjoying CA as a high gloss medium so far.

I'm thinking brushable poly would have given me good results with less hassle but I'm still trying.

Someone who has succeeded at this please tell me what the appeal of CA is?

-Bob

The only advantage I see at all in using the CA is SPEED....
Please somebody tell me if I am missing something here??????