06-05-2013, 03:01 PM
The other day, I was looking online for some tips on using CrystaLac. I can't find the link now, else I would post it, but I found a page where the author had his own method of applying the stuff:
Slather it on and immediately squeegee it off. Rub out with burlap, first across the grain, then with the grain.
It sounded promising, so I tried it on the front panel of my 610T cabinet.
Results: The stuff was drying before I could start wiping it down with burlap. I let it dry and then could not sand it, so I ended up scraping it off with a razor blade.
And guess what - the pores were only partially filled. And this was the second coat!
If you like CrystaLac, good luck to you. I hate CrystaLac.
Fortunately, the good stuff arrived yesterday - Constantine's walnut wood filler in a pint can. Now excuse me, as I am on my way outside to use it on that 610T cabinet and, if I get really productive this afternoon, maybe the 38-2670B cabinet as well (which I re-stripped a few days ago).
Slather it on and immediately squeegee it off. Rub out with burlap, first across the grain, then with the grain.
It sounded promising, so I tried it on the front panel of my 610T cabinet.
Results: The stuff was drying before I could start wiping it down with burlap. I let it dry and then could not sand it, so I ended up scraping it off with a razor blade.
And guess what - the pores were only partially filled. And this was the second coat!
If you like CrystaLac, good luck to you. I hate CrystaLac.
Fortunately, the good stuff arrived yesterday - Constantine's walnut wood filler in a pint can. Now excuse me, as I am on my way outside to use it on that 610T cabinet and, if I get really productive this afternoon, maybe the 38-2670B cabinet as well (which I re-stripped a few days ago).
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
