I would think a two part epoxy type spray finish. Some finishes are so hard
that they chip, like automotive type paints. Poly gets pretty hard after
about a month of curing.
"George G" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I am carving a piece of basswood to be used as a template for pantograph
> reproducing. The stylus has a pointed but fairly blunt end. What is
> the hardest finish I can attain on my carving? Either by spray or
> brush.
> Thank you------------George
>
Bonakemi Traffic.
Lawrence A. Ramsey wrote:
> Research water based finishes. They use them on basketball courts,
> bowling alley lanes, etc.. It is VERY hard. I can't remeber whatthe
> name is of the one I used-Resistane or Hydrocote or ???
>
>
> On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 19:26:36 GMT, "FOW" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>I would think a two part epoxy type spray finish. Some finishes are so hard
>>that they chip, like automotive type paints. Poly gets pretty hard after
>>about a month of curing.
>>"George G" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>
>>>I am carving a piece of basswood to be used as a template for pantograph
>>>reproducing. The stylus has a pointed but fairly blunt end. What is
>>>the hardest finish I can attain on my carving? Either by spray or
>>>brush.
>>>Thank you------------George
>>>
>>
>
Research water based finishes. They use them on basketball courts,
bowling alley lanes, etc.. It is VERY hard. I can't remeber whatthe
name is of the one I used-Resistane or Hydrocote or ???
On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 19:26:36 GMT, "FOW" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I would think a two part epoxy type spray finish. Some finishes are so hard
>that they chip, like automotive type paints. Poly gets pretty hard after
>about a month of curing.
>"George G" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> I am carving a piece of basswood to be used as a template for pantograph
>> reproducing. The stylus has a pointed but fairly blunt end. What is
>> the hardest finish I can attain on my carving? Either by spray or
>> brush.
>> Thank you------------George
>>
>
On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 10:38:09 -0800 (PST), [email protected] (George
G) wrote:
>I am carving a piece of basswood to be used as a template for pantograph
>reproducing. The stylus has a pointed but fairly blunt end. What is
>the hardest finish I can attain on my carving?
I suggest a polyester resin, which you can buy conveniently as "dry
rot wood hardening resin" from Home Depot et al.
Epoxy would do it, but you'd need to work out a thinned formulation
that would soak in.
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