Thread: Gorilla Glue Brand CA Finish "Works Great"

I have recieved a few PM,s and seen some discussion here in the workshop about CA finishes. Previous to using the Gorilla Glue brand Super Glue (CA) I really found that other brands of super glue were difficult to work with. But with the Gorilla glue brand super glue I can have a set of scales done in under 2 hrs that includes drying time with no difficulty, its been working great for me. So here it is guys (sorry no pictures)

Material list:
1. Gorilla Glue brand super glue ( must be this brand no substutes)
2. Throw away glue brushes work perfect
3. 3M Wet/dry sandpaper 400, 600, 1000, 1500

1. make a stand for finishing your scales
Making a quick and easy stand for finishing scales . How to link in wiki

2. Put scales on stand, and run a nice bead of the glue down the center from toe to heal, have brush ready and brush out glue to thin even coat in 3-4 brush strokes ( it drys realitively quick, brush it out and be done, because you dont wana brush it while its tacking up)

3. Once dry ( approx. 20-30 mins) carefully start to wet sand with 400 and just smooth it with the 400 dont try to make it perfect yet. Once smooth move to 600 and carefully until shinny spots are gone do your best to try not to burn threw the finish while sanding

4. Apply second coat of glue as outlined above.

5. Once dry ( approx. 20-30 mins) carefully start to wet sand with 400 and just smooth it with the 400 dont try to make it perfect yet. Once smooth move to 600 and carefully until shinny spots are gone then move to 1000 then 1500 do your best to try not to burn threw the finish while sanding.

6. Time to polish if ya have a buffer you can buff the to high gloss finish no problem. If not, you can hand polish them up with Maas or step#1. rubbing compound then move to step#2. polishing compound.

If while polishing you see ya burned through just do another coat and repeat steps.

Reguards, Tony B.

Thanks for sharing Brando. I've been meaning to try out some burl with the gorilla glue...maybe sooner than later now

Thanks. I have been using this particular glue for scale repairs, repairing and reattaching bolsters, etc since it came on the market a few months ago. Great product that acts and sands more like resin. Repairs are invisible when done.

I am taking a set of bacote scales through this finishing process. I am on the second coat of glue, about to go up to the 1000 & 1500 grit sanding. One addendum I would like to suggest for this method is to use the sandpaper dry instead of wet. I tried using it wet, and the water causes the shiny spots (low spots in the finish) to not be visible. One downside to this method is that the sandpaper tends to load up with dry CA. I have been washing the sandpaper out in water and it works fine again when dry. I will post pictures when the scales are done.

Perfect timing. I was just NOW running out to get some more CA.

Thanks

Many thanks for the info here, I will be working on my first set of scales soon (Rosewood) and going with the CA glue aproach.

Just a little question, do you put a coat of CA on the inside face of the scales?

Cheers

Yes, you coat the inside....

Originally Posted by jaycey

Just a little question, do you put a coat of CA on the inside face of the scales?Cheers

Absolutely. There are a few reasons to do the inside of the scales. One, and most important in my opinion, is to seal the wood. Water tends to be nasty on wood. I had a piece of maple sitting on the dining room table when the ceiling started leaking. It got wet and sat in a puddle for about 6 hours. The board literally looked like a U. The second reason I can think of is to have a completely finished product when done. I don't know about you but I routinely look my razors over from top to bottom. It would bug the heck out of me to see the unfinished inside of my scales.

Don't forget about the wedge either! That also needs to be sealed in some manner.

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This is the glue we are talking about?

The type of glue you have linked is the original Gorilla Glue. What you are looking for is this:

This is the Gorilla Glue Super Glue which containes Cyanoacrylate (which you will often see referred to as "CA" on these forums). I think I got this from Lowes, or Home Depot for under $5 USD. If you for some reason want to buy off ebay then: gorilla glue super glue items - Get great deals on Business Industrial, Crafts items on eBay.com! .

or if just looking for online sources: Google

Hope this helps.