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Offline JGL

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smooth finish with fake snake skins
« on: June 19, 2012, 09:59:00 PM »
I'm working on finishing my trade today and am having a hard time getting a good looking finish on the fake skins. really i have deft lacquer spray some minwax spar urethane and teak oil what would yall think would give me the best finish i have a couple coats of deft on it now and it looks fuzzy.      :knothead:    I don't know what i should do i can get some different stuff at lowes      :banghead:    so close to being finished this little thing is driving me crazy

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Re: smooth finish with fake snake skins
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2012, 11:03:00 PM »
you probably need to sand with 300 or finer and do several more coats of deft. Deft is a laquer and the spar won't jive with it at all. Don't ask me how I know LOL

 Deft is great finish you just need to sand between coats and use several on the backing that you used.
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Re: smooth finish with fake snake skins
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2012, 11:56:00 PM »
i used 9 cosats true oil on fake snakes and it looks great but after the 2 nd coat i saneded between coats brock
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Offline JGL

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Re: smooth finish with fake snake skins
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2012, 11:07:00 PM »
thanks you guys i will do that so what would happen if i put deft on top of the spar

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Re: smooth finish with fake snake skins
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2012, 12:01:00 AM »
I tried poly and spar over deft and it wouldn't dry
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Offline JGL

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Re: smooth finish with fake snake skins
« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2012, 01:25:00 AM »
ok i'm going with the oil 2nd coat is drying now then light sand and 4 or 5 more i guess thanks guys

Offline Mike Taylor2

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Re: smooth finish with fake snake skins
« Reply #6 on: June 22, 2012, 06:00:00 PM »
I thought the fake skins went over the finish.

Offline Roy Steele

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Re: smooth finish with fake snake skins
« Reply #7 on: June 27, 2012, 09:22:00 AM »
I'VE ALWAYS PUT MY FINISH OVER THE SKINS.GLUE SKINS TO CLEAN WOOD.THEY HAVE TO BE WATER PROFFED ALSO.
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