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Hi all,

 

I'm looking to achieve a shiny gloss finish to my wood carvings. I've read various different suggestions online starting with sanding of various grades which I get but does anyone have any suggestions with regards to adding a bit of colour then a nice shiny finish?

 

I've generally used boiled linseed oil initially but now I don't know whether to use teak oil, bees wax, polyurethane varnish and or a final lacquer layer

 

I don't want to lose the colour / texture of the wood I'm carving, only enhance it.

 

Cheers

 

Steve

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The specialist joinery shop we have used in the past has used ordinary aerosol lacquer for car bodies from Halfords for some of their stuff. I would imagine that any substance [wax, oil etc] you apply first would react with the lacquer so I guess a good fine sanding and 3 or 4 coats of lacquer would be a good place to start experimenting from...?

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Hi Steve,

 

I'm a turner, not a carver so when I colour and polish something it is spinning like mad, so I cant advise about polishing something static but colouring can be done with water based colours. Before colouring, you will need to raise the grain, then cut it back, then apply the stain, allow to dry and then apply top finish.

 

Spirit stains (or at least the ones I use) are meths based so don't raise the grain and the shellac sealer I use is too, so they are compatible. Get the wrong mix and they will separate, go crazy or similar.

 

If I'm in a rush I dry the stain with a hair dryer but be careful not to get the wood too warm for obvious reasons.

 

My supplier is Colouring - Finishes - Craft Supplies

 

They sell carving stuff as well:thumbup:

 

Good luck

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fiddles do a good quality exterior oil,,,takes four coats, but comes up nice, uv protected and waterproof, i use a clear barritine wood preserver to lift the grain and protect as a base layer, cutting back with a 240 grit after first coat, then a 400 after 2nd,,,finally your left with a very good hardwearing finnish, wood finnishes direct sell it,,,,google them,,

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