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Old 01-20-2018, 07:43 AM
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To expand on a previous thread, I was interested in other builders experiences and techniques in regards to pore filling with CA glue. I was thinking of a quick wash with thin CA to glue and guard against any cracking, then follow with a medium or thick CA as a pore fill. I plan on using wenge as my test material. Does anyone have any tips or ideas before I give this a go?
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Old 01-20-2018, 08:06 AM
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VENTILATION. .. and respirator. And don't use cotton.
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Old 01-20-2018, 08:20 AM
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VENTILATION. .. and respirator. And don't use cotton.
Also when I put the CA on my board I spread it around with my finger with a piece of poly vapor barrier between me and the CA. Very little sticks to the stuff. Also keep a can of acetone withing reach as well as a rag.
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Old 01-20-2018, 08:22 AM
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Charles Fox demonstrated pore filling with medium CA in a class I took some years back. He used a modified small body filler spreader to apply it. It took very little to do a guitar body.
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I use sand paper and rub the CA in, in a circular motion. That way you fill the pores with dust not unlike traditional pumice filling.
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Old 01-21-2018, 10:31 AM
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Thanks for the information guys.
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