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Author Topic: Finish Question  (Read 1616 times)

Offline butterchurn

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Finish Question
« on: June 23, 2008, 12:41:57 AM »
I picked up some permalyn  sealer and finish from Track just to try them out.  By following the instructions my test wood came out super glossy.  Like a mirror!  Also hard as a rock, imervious to water. Were finishes like this seen or even common in the 18th century?
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« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2008, 01:23:40 AM »
BC there is a finish discussion going on at the moment at the americanlongrifles.com bulletin board in the gunbuilding section, look under in the stock sealer post, some pros and cons for permalyn, its a free site, just have to get a user name, hope this helps, Beav
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« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2008, 09:38:40 AM »
Thanks, Beav!  I'll look it up.
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