Thread: Which Lee Valley CA to use to finish scales?

Hi Gents.
Sorry if this has already been answered, but I'm about to finish my first set of scales, and want to finish them in CA - Lee Valley has three types:

1) A low viscosity (watery consistency) version called Hot Stuff that sets in about 5 seconds:

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...at=1,110,42966


2) The next version, Super T, is a thin syrup consistency and bonds in 10-15 seconds:

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...at=1,110,42966


3) The last version, Special T, has a "cold molasses" consistency and bonds in about 30-50 seconds:

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...at=1,110,42966

Which one is best for sealing scales? Has anyone had any luck with these products?

Thanks for all the help - I'll post pics when I get it done!

Mark

I've seen Hot Stuff mentioned a bunch of times so I'd guess that's the one.

The middle one is the one that seems to give me the best results, but I am not an expert with CA finishes... You might want to PM Joe Chandler and ask him... Also Robert Fontaine uses CA more than I do... Alex (philadelph) I do believe also uses CA more than I do also... The Hot Stuff brand is what I use...

I use the bottle shown in #1- Hot Stuff. I have thought about experimenting with Hot Stuff for the first few coats and then Super T or its equivalent after that. I think some people have done that but I can't say how well it works because I don't know.

Thanks guys - much appreciated. I'll go with the Hot Stuff.

Just one more quick question - how many coats do you do, and do you sand between coats? Sorry for the newbie restoration questions.

Mark

I use hot-stuff, but super-T will work fine too. The ideal is probably about a 1:1 mix of hot-stuff and super-T.

I usually do at least a dozen coats. 3 or 4 coats at a time, then let completely cure, then light sanding with 400grit. I finish with 2 coats, then sanding, then 1 coat, then full sanding and polishing.