Is there such a thing as an easy way out?

[JohnMurray71]

So of course I went all the way across town to Carba-Tec, toddler in tow, to find out they are out of stock of EEE with a back-order of 26. Obviously a popular product, and the shelves of all the other U-Beaut products were conspicuously bare. CT staff suggested Neil is on holiday!?

I saw a product called Mr Buff Cutting Compound at SuperCheap Auto and looking up the MSDS found it was mainly tripoli powder, kero and water. Apparently it will "break down into smaller particles to polish the surface". Sounds a bit like EEE??

I've also given up on the wipe-on poly as it is not glossy enough. Wife likes the look of the 7008. So I'll try that again, cut it back to 2000g wet and dry and then try Mr Buff. Gotta love that name!

[plantagenon]

John

Order it on line from Timberbits.com

If you order it today you will have it by Monday or Tuesday at the latest. Their prices are cheaper than most other places.

[Harry72]

If your leaving brush marks in 7008 its either not being put on thick enough(it needs a thick coat for it to "flow" out smooth)or you are going back over it after it has started to gel.
Treat 7008 like enamel paint another words... most urethanes are the same.

[JohnMurray71]

Never heard of Timberbits but just checked it out and their price for EEE was much lower than CT. I will bookmark the site for further reference. Thanks.

Harry, yep, I plan on putting it on thickly this time. Cheers.

[Master Splinter]

A polyurethane finish is plastic, and loss of gloss will be determined basically by wear or cleaning cloth. If you want a high gloss finish, buff with car compound as this is what it is designed for; there are some that are designed to break down to finer grits in use, giving a higher gloss. If you want a longer lasting gloss, you need to apply a harder (and more brittle) surface finish so that it can be well compounded in the first place (fine scratches can be polished to smaller dimensions than optical wavelengths, making them invisible) rather than hiding the scratches with a reasonably close refractive index filler.