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Well +1 for me. I did spray outside. lol. I think i have a grasp on the situation now. I am wondering how to make it a glass finish because that is what i am used to doing. But now i know. i think i will run a piece of 1500 across it and then put the final coat on. The second coat is a normal coat as for thickness so i shouldnt have a problem. I hope. I have never been able to do the steel wool thing. My dad swears by it rather than sand paper but i just end up leaving little steel hairs all over the project which are a pain to get rid of all of them. Ben
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Ok, lets say hypothetically speaking someone doesnt know what they are doing to spray a nice coat of poly. And the coat is ummm, my guess is dirty? not sure but it is rough as a corn cob. Any pointers on spraying a smooth finish? Am I supposed to be using poly or somthing else? I have sprayed one very very thin coat, let it dry to the touch about 1/2 hour. Then sprayed the 2nd. I dont want to keep spraying cause in my experience it doesnt get smoother until you do something with it. Now it may be different on this matter but with some of the stuff i do if you dont sand in between coats you get tiny little bubble looking things in between coats that you cant get out unless you go back down to the layer they are on. Oh one more thing, i am using spray poly in a can, not a hvlp system. Maybe that is the problem? If it is I got a devilbiss gun used to use to paint cars, will that work better? Thanks for any input Ben
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Ok another question. What grit paper do you use in between coats of clear? I have sprayed 2 light coats on it and no running but am not sure what to do now. I use 1500 for the between coats on the rifle stocks that i refinish do you think this will work on the puzzle also? Ben
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I use mostly 2/0 FD spirals. Stack usually 2 pieces of 1/4 inch birch ply. They last awhile. I cant tell you how long they last in time as i dont count. but have never had a problem with them. I do use them in 3/4 wood and they last a good while also. I would say, if i had to guess, that my guess would be at least 30 minutes. Ben
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One question for ya. I havent done but a few actual puzzles and a couple tray puzzles. For the tray puzzles I just had my niece paint them as she is still young and loves making a mess . But for the normal puzzles I used calendar pages with no clear on them. Anywho my question is this. Do you think, since im not special and dont have a laser printer as of yet, nor access to a color laser, that if you print on inkjet paper and then clear it, that the colors will run? I have not tried it because I have a lack of ambition to print something off then do all the work then clear it only to have it look like chit when it drys. I am hoping someone has already done this and has the answer. Ben Wow I need spellcheck, 5 minutes typing, 10 minutes proofing and only found 15 errors.
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Im a little behind i guess. Well that doesnt sound right. But anyway I just moved up to halloween yesterday. Unless cutting ornaments for project rudolph is considered christmas presents, then i jumped back in time to halloween. Ben
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I agree, I am partial to flying dutchman aswell, vermont american i do not like at all, and i like olsons PGT but mainly use fd's. Ben
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Ok, i just updated my prof. It was hard going back that far and trying to remember the stupid stuff I did when i was younger, for the two truths and a lie part. But it sure did bring back alot of memories. Ben
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when i open your doc i only see words. is this what it is supposed to be? if so you could just type them in here. if not then you could save the doc as a pdf then open it in photoshop then save it as a jpg. there may be other ways but that is the only way that i know of to get stuff from word to a picture. Ben
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Here is one that i threw together. I just cant get my brain to kick in gear. Might come up with something else. Ben
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Way to go to the winner. Ben
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I just signed up. Forums are a hard thing to get going and keep them going as people come and go. Wishing you the best of luck with this venture. Hope everything works out for you. Ben
