On Sun, 6 Aug 2000 07:56:52 -0700 "Patricia Neely" <pneely@thegrid.net> writes: > Terry can the silicone be sanded out? Pat Neely > Nope! Nope! Nope! I am not the one that this question was posted to, but I will offer a little info - partially from schooling in refinishing and partially from experience. 1. Silicone is just about completely impossible to get rid of 100%. That is one of the reasons that a few posts previously addressing the refinishing question have mentioned spraying on a "dry" film of sealer or lac. If you don't put enough material on the lid for the finish to flow you will not have fisheyes - but, you won't have a smooth finish either. The idea is to bury the silicone under the finish film using as many "dry" coats as necessary. This will, of course involve a lot more sanding than we want to do, but that is the way things go in the world of refinishing. After burying the silicone or other contaminent, and after sanding the last "dry" coat down to a flat surface, you can then commence with your "wet" coats of finish. (Be sure to allow adequate drying time between coats of lac.) I would highly recommend that your sealer coats only be dry sanded. They are made to sand easily, so take advantage of it. 2. Regarding the addition of "fisheye flowout" to lac or other finishes. Please use as little of that stuff as possible. On a dark surface, ie walnut, etc., too much fisheye flowout additive can cause the finish to look milky instead of crystal clear. Please don't ask me how I know. :-( 3. Finally, remember that the addition of fisheye flowout, which someone has already posted is really nothing but SILICONE, results in a finish coat that is NOT as tough as one that does not have the additive in it. FWIW John R. Fortiner Billings, MT. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
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