CA Finish

This system is awesome! For those of you that have a problem with "sticking" bushings to your blanks: Try applying a light coat of hard wax to the bushing ends where they meet the blank. After you apply the final finish coat and before you sand, score the finish with the tip of your skew right at the bushing edge. Complete the sanding and polishing steps and take the blanks off of the mandrel. The bushings will come off easily. If you do happen to separate the finish from the blank apply a small drop of thin CA glue on the end. The glue will seep into the separation and fill it so that it will be undetectable.

super glue sticking to bushings

This is a great finish. If you take the bushings apart and put back together after each layer of super glue, you will not have the problem of the bushing getting glued to the pen blank. Also be sure to put the super glue on the paper towel and then rub across the blank. Do not put the glue directly on the blank and the rub with towel.

Wow...

Super glossy, super durable. Be careful as your blank may become glued to the bushing and become damaged when you remove it.

finish

Awesome and easy finish, but problem where the blank meets the bushing is tearing out.

Looks Beautiful If Flaws Can Be Avoided

I have tried this finish on about 12 - 15 pens so far, and when it comes out without flaws, it looks beautiful. However, the problem I have is that the blank gets glued to the bushings. Then, when I break them apart, the break sometimes creates flaws at the end of the blank. I see this especially in dark woods like Bolivian rosewood, and walnut. I suspect that it happens in lighter woods, but is not noticeable. The flaw shows up as a light patch at the end of the blank. It looks as if the top layer of acrylic has separated from the layer below, leaving an air pocket. I'm surprised that no other reviewers have had this problem. I have tried putting masking tape on the bushings, and then, after the glue is all applied, using a skew to score the finish just beyond the end of the pen. I then use a parting tool to remove the glue/tape from the bushings. This makes it easy to separate the blank from the bushings, but it still often leaves flaws. If anyone out there has a solution, I would sure like to see it posted. I have contacted tech support. Perhaps they will have a solution.

my review

I really like the sanding pads and the polish but I ruined 3 sets of bushings and blanks trying to get them separated from eachother. That CA glue is strong. Maybe I am doing it wrong but the bushings don' just pop off like the video says and when I use just a little pressure to separate the bushings, it cracks the finish of ends of the barrels and I had to sand it down and start over. I am not going to give up though, I really want the finish that the video demo ends up with.

i cant believe it!

just one word.. Awesome ! My projects are looking great!!!! Thanks penn state.. R. Cowles Vernon CT.

Amazing!

The product was very easy to use and the end result was amazing. I used it on several hard woods, including tulip wood, cocobolo, padauk. I have not tried it on very open grain like oak, but I think using a coulple extra coats will work.

I Can't Believe This Finish Starter Set

This product surpassed my expectations. It was easy to use and the results were fantastic.

finish product

This product does everything that it says it will. It leaves a great finish.