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Title: Finish issues
Post by: anchorman on November 29, 2018, 11:11:47 AM
Finished or should I say refinished one of my bows after I reshaped the grip and riser..sanded it all down cleaned it acetone then sprayed a light coat of polyurethane on it says it should dry in a couple hours after 24 its still little tacky. Everything is room temperature the wood isnt a oily type as its shedua. Was wondering if anyone else has had this issue? I haven't used this finish in the past....thanks
Title: Re: Finish issues
Post by: Flem on November 29, 2018, 11:51:54 AM
Dry time and cure time are never the same. I would make sure it stays warm and give it a couple of days.
What exactly is the finish base, brand and sheen?
Title: Re: Finish issues
Post by: Pat B on November 29, 2018, 12:26:28 PM
With some of the tropicals standard finishes don't seem to cure out. You may try removing what you added, coat with shellac first then re-install the finish.
Title: Re: Finish issues
Post by: anchorman on November 29, 2018, 12:35:02 PM
Well it's deft semi gloss.....
Title: Re: Finish issues
Post by: Flem on November 29, 2018, 01:23:05 PM
Water or oil base? Interior or exterior?
Title: Re: Finish issues
Post by: anchorman on November 29, 2018, 01:54:01 PM
Its for exterior and or interior user..not sure if its water base or oil base as never looked to see what polyurethane was made of...
Title: Re: Finish issues
Post by: Flem on November 29, 2018, 02:30:06 PM
Urethane comes in both flavors. There are many factors that can affect the dry/cure time of finishes. Temperature, humidity, age of the product. Also, rattle cans have extra solvents in them, so they  atomize(spray). Depending on what the old finish was and how throughly it was removed can have a big effect also. All those solvents will soften the remaning old finish, which can get trapped under the new finish. Not letting one coat dry before applying more coats, can have the same trapping effect. Give it some time and if it does not cure out, do what Pat B. said. Shellac is a universal sealer/bridge coat, but make sure it is dewaxed, or you will be very sad.
Title: Re: Finish issues
Post by: kennym on November 29, 2018, 05:53:29 PM
I had a piece of Shedua that poly didn't dry on so some of it may be a bit oily...
Title: Re: Finish issues
Post by: anchorman on November 30, 2018, 08:25:35 PM
Well I let riser set for another day and it actually dried real nice. Guess may be patience is to be desired here. After that I was able to spray 3 coats of satin letting it dry at least I hrs between coats and it did turn out to be pretty nice.....thank every one for the good advice ...
Title: Re: Finish issues
Post by: anchorman on November 30, 2018, 08:34:46 PM
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Title: Re: Finish issues
Post by: Roy from Pa on December 01, 2018, 06:17:53 AM
This link below explains posting pictures.

Scroll down to Rob's second post.

He has a video posted there too for pictures.

After you select the first picture, make sure to click insert attachment 1 over to the right.

For more pictures it would be insert attachment 2,3, 4, etc.

After inserting an attachment, hit the enter key twice to put separation between them.

http://www.tradgang.com/tgsmf/index.php?topic=160865.0



After you click insert attachment 1.

If you click preview, there will be no picture shown.

All It will say is,  [ Attachment has not been uploaded yet ]
Title: Re: Finish issues
Post by: Flem on December 01, 2018, 10:55:17 AM
Glad to hear it Anchorman! Finish issues suck. Someone should do a finish along.
Title: Re: Finish issues
Post by: anchorman on December 14, 2018, 02:41:20 PM
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