March
S M T W T F S
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
Who's Online Now
1 members (1 invisible), 829 guests, and 6 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Forum Statistics
Forums10
Topics38,374
Posts544,015
Members14,391
Most Online1,258
2 hours ago
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 3,216
Likes: 120
gjw Offline OP
Sidelock
**
OP Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 3,216
Likes: 120
Hi all, was wondering if anyone has used this product?

If so, how did it work out and how do you use it?

Thanks.

All the best!

Greg


Gregory J. Westberg
MSG, USA
Ret
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 18
Boxlock
**
Offline
Boxlock
**

Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 18
What are you looking to use it for?

Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 1,227
Sidelock
**
Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 1,227
I've used it and it worked OK. Depends on what you want to do? It's a pretty aggressive abrasive as a paste in it's own liquid medium. You can quickly cut through a thin finish if you're not careful.

My prefernce for wet sanding is to use dry polishing flours mixed with my oil finish, or possibly boiled linseed oil, as the lubricant. So, I've substituted Brownell's dry pumice for the 3F and dry rottenstone for the final polishing. Actually, I've even moved away from the pumice; too much chance of cutting trough and I don't want to go there. I have much better control using 600 paper to flatten and dull the finish prior to adjusting the lustre with rottenstone/oil.


Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 3,216
Likes: 120
gjw Offline OP
Sidelock
**
OP Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 3,216
Likes: 120
Thanks guys. This was reommended to me, but I don't want to screw up the finish, so maybe I'll leave well enough alone.

Thanks again!

Greg


Gregory J. Westberg
MSG, USA
Ret
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 2
KBE Offline
Boxlock
Offline
Boxlock

Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 2
I've used it with very good results. If you want to rub down a newly finished stock, you should try to wait at least 2 months before rubbing it down as the abrasives can be too aggressive until the finish hardens thoroughly. It can be very usful in rubbing out scratches in an oil finish before recoating.

Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 18
Boxlock
**
Offline
Boxlock
**

Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 18
The other option is to use auto body rubbing compounds. Very high quality and more selection in terms of grits available

Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 126
Sidelock
*
Offline
Sidelock
*

Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 126
I have used it with great success. Frequently I cut it with Parafin Oil (which is also a great agent for wet sanding with very fine grit paper; 1000 & up) Using the 3F after wet sanding with the 1500 grit produces a beautiful satin luster.

Joined: May 2005
Posts: 482
Sidelock
**
Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: May 2005
Posts: 482
I've used the 3f paste and I like it--on the right finish. Too built up and it isn't fine enough and appears as a haze on the surface--but on the right finish it's coarse enough that it doesn't give you a really high shine the way some of the automotive compounds do. For something just a tad more than the "in the wood" look it adds depth and luster to my eye and looks pretty similar to real oil.

Last edited by David Furman; 02/18/08 09:56 PM.

Link Copied to Clipboard

doublegunshop.com home | Welcome | Sponsors & Advertisers | DoubleGun Rack | Doublegun Book Rack

Order or request info | Other Useful Information

Updated every minute of everyday!


Copyright (c) 1993 - 2024 doublegunshop.com. All rights reserved. doublegunshop.com - Bloomfield, NY 14469. USA These materials are provided by doublegunshop.com as a service to its customers and may be used for informational purposes only. doublegunshop.com assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in these materials. THESE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT-ABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. doublegunshop.com further does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information, text, graphics, links or other items contained within these materials. doublegunshop.com shall not be liable for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, including without limitation, lost revenues or lost profits, which may result from the use of these materials. doublegunshop.com may make changes to these materials, or to the products described therein, at any time without notice. doublegunshop.com makes no commitment to update the information contained herein. This is a public un-moderated forum participate at your own risk.

Note: The posting of Copyrighted material on this forum is prohibited without prior written consent of the Copyright holder. For specifics on Copyright Law and restrictions refer to: http://www.copyright.gov/laws/ - doublegunshop.com will not monitor nor will they be held liable for copyright violations presented on the BBS which is an open and un-moderated public forum.

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5
(Release build 20201027)
Responsive Width:

PHP: 7.0.33-0+deb9u11+hw1 Page Time: 0.058s Queries: 31 (0.036s) Memory: 0.8191 MB (Peak: 1.8988 MB) Data Comp: Off Server Time: 2024-03-29 08:39:17 UTC
Valid HTML 5 and Valid CSS