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Re: clear coat

--- In Crokinole@yahoogroups.com, "brianmiltenburg" <leafster99@...> wrote:
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> Would it be correct to sand the final coating of polyurethane, or to apply it
very thinly or even cut with something to give it that glass like smoothness and
glossiness. I found that even a very light sanding seems to dull them
considerably. On the other hand, the discs performance would supersede it's
appearance.
> Thank you so much for everybody's input. I knew I wasn't the only one bored
with the ol' black/green/red/blue/yellow/natural. Are there any manufacturers
out there reading this? Opportunity knocking guys


I wet sanded my final coat with 600wet sandpaper to get rid of fine dust
particles,left after drying then i used white rubbing compound to remove the
fine haze left from sanding and ended up with a glossy finish.
I then dryed the entire surface with a towel and then applied pledge and buffed
with a soft dry towel and it is long lasting and tough i think




Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:04 am

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In my experiance you can use most any clear coat polyurethane or shellac but make sure to let it dry fro at least 24 hours to harden and then sand lightly with...
neu001
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Jun 28, 2009
12:55 pm

Would it be correct to sand the final coating of polyurethane, or to apply it very thinly or even cut with something to give it that glass like smoothness and...
brianmiltenburg
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Jun 28, 2009
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... I wet sanded my final coat with 600wet sandpaper to get rid of fine dust particles,left after drying then i used white rubbing compound to remove the fine...
troll47ca
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Jun 29, 2009
2:05 am

I will have to restart my project using everybodys tips. Although they looked good, some of the discs began to wear rather quickly. I think one of the...
brianmiltenburg
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Jul 4, 2009
3:33 am

Brian, here are a couple of suggestions. First you can get unfinished discs from workshopsupply.com in Canada. That might be a good starting point. As pointed...
carlhilinski
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Jul 5, 2009
1:41 am

Hello, Handcrafted by Willard has the unfinished official size discs as is used at the World Crokinole Championships. WJM ... From: brianmiltenburg To:...
Willard J. Martin
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