Friction Polish

[Lyle Marsh]

I made a cherry bowl this morning and applied skklerewing friction polish to it. I did a good sanding job before applying finish. It looks pretty good but I would like a little more shine to it. Can I apply a 2nd coat to accomplish that? Do I have to wait a certain amount of time before I do that? I have a lot of time in this bowl. Would hate to screw it up now!
Thanks!

 

[hughie]

I use U-Beaut Shellawax and with this one you can go over as often as you wish. I dont imagine yours would be much different

 

[Lyle Marsh]

I use U-Beaut Shellawax and with this one you can go over as often as you wish. I dont imagine yours would be much different

Thanks!

 

[Kent Reisdorph]

I use Myland's High Build Friction Polish. You can do five coats of it in about 5 minutes. The "high build" is the hint in the name.

 

[robo hippy]

I have tried the friction polish before and while it looks nice, I wouldn't use it on anything that gets handled a lot like drawer pulls or wood boxes.

robo hippy

 

[John K Jordan]

I use mylands too for things that don't get handled a lot. And since it's shellac, don't use it for bottle stoppers or anything that might be touched by alcohol or even water. With a good coat of renaissance wax can help with fingerprints.

 

[Doug Freeman]

Both shellac and lacquer (cellulose) friction polishes are evaporative curing and each coat “melts into” the previous coat, creating a homogenized finish. You can do as many coats as desired as long as the maximum film thickness is not exceeded.

Initial 2-3 coats, which are sealing coats, are “in the wood”, not on top, and just a few minutes between coats is enough (let volatile solvents flash). More time between coats is needed as a film starts to build. A good check is to sand an area with hi grit, if it dusts and is not gummy, its ready for another coat.

 

[Sam Fleisher]

Nobody uses the ol captain Eddie "ob" shine juice??

 

[Pat Harris]

Nobody uses the ol captain Eddie "ob" shine juice??

Why do you say this Sam? Or is it that you want to hear from those using OB Shine Juice?

 

[Sam Fleisher]

I use it occasionally, don't know if it's technically a friction polish but it's been called that. Wondered if anyone else used it? Maybe the original poster hadn't heard of it. Just making conversation.