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HDPE and finish?

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Jesse Tutterrow

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After some Internet research it looks like HDPE plastic is immune to any problems with a finish except for CA where some pen turners will stop after a few coats of CA to break the HDPE loose.

I am making some HDPE "soft touches" for my live center and before I put too much time and faith in HDPE I wanted to verify that there are not any problems with finish getting of the HDPE or sticking the HDPE to the wood.

Any comments regarding this is appreciated.
 
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