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Thanks - the CA method looks pretty easy and durable. I'll have to try it for my Christmas gift list items.
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mgdesigns wrote:Thanks - the CA method looks pretty easy and durable. I'll have to try it for my Christmas gift list items.
Just a word of caution: Many of the youtube videos (or written postings) don't emphasize wearing gloves. The CA may cure very quickly; when it does, it gets very hot. Wear a nitrile glove on the hand that's applying the finish on your turning, unless you want the famous "American Pie CA finish." (Don't ask me how I know that!)

But that said, it does make for a very nice shiny durable finish. (Personally, I find that it takes more time to apply the CA finish properly than it does to actually turn the pen).

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