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| Author: | Pat Foster [ Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Who posted about padding on Behlen's Rockhard varnish? |
I think it was a year or two ago, during a thread about Behlen's Rockard Tabletop Varnish, that someone here (I think) mentioned wiping on the last coat or two to cover witness lines. I've searched but can't come up what I thought I'd remembered. Anybody remember who it was? Or what the schedule was? Pat |
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| Author: | Arnt Rian [ Tue Jun 02, 2009 1:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who posted about padding on Behlen's Rockhard varnish? |
Hi Pat, there are several threads over on Mandolin Cafe about varnish finishes, also current ones. John Hamlett (aka 'Spruce' over there) I believe wipes on True Oil over the last coat of Rockhard to avoid witness lines, others of course use shellac. I don't think I've seen anyone mentioning doing exactly what you describe, though. |
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| Author: | Carey [ Tue Jun 02, 2009 1:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who posted about padding on Behlen's Rockhard varnish? |
I don't know of the thread that you mention. I know Alan Carruth has quite a bit of experience with Rockhard varnish. a very good violin maker I know of suggests 'slowing it down' with kerosene, but this also slows down drying. ymmv... |
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| Author: | MRS [ Tue Jun 02, 2009 1:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who posted about padding on Behlen's Rockhard varnish? |
Could this be it. browse down to Alan Carruth http://luthiersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10101&t=21745&p=300825&hilit=rock+hard#p300825 |
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| Author: | Flori F. [ Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who posted about padding on Behlen's Rockhard varnish? |
Pat, Laurent Brondel has posted that he can get witness lines to disappear during buffing. I just finished a guitar with Behlen's for the first time and was able to do it too. I have no idea why it works. I did wait 3 weeks before buffing. - Flori |
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| Author: | truckjohn [ Tue Jun 02, 2009 1:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who posted about padding on Behlen's Rockhard varnish? |
I tried doing about 3 coats on my Ditson that way.... Bad results. May have been because of technique or may have been because I was trying to use it straight (no reducer) What I settled on was brushing using a foam brush and Al Carruth's Rock Hard recipe of 25% rockhard reducer, 5-10% acetone and 1-2 drops kerosene per quart. Drying time is long, so a dust free environment is key. Otherwise, this mixture levels very nicely. Dealing with witness lines.... the only thing I have found that consistently works for me is to do 1-panel all the way to the edge. That way, any witness lines are on an edge where your eye already sees a break in the pattern.... Good luck with yours. John |
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| Author: | Pat Foster [ Tue Jun 02, 2009 4:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who posted about padding on Behlen's Rockhard varnish? |
Thanks, gentlemen. Perhaps I saw wiping Behlen's top coats on another forum. Pat |
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