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Author:  david farmer [ Thu Mar 25, 2010 6:28 am ]
Post subject:  clear pore filler?

Has anybody tried J.E. Moser’s transparent water based grain filler? Or know who makes it?
Or the filler used in the Bogdonovitch book?

Author:  Mike Collins [ Thu Mar 25, 2010 12:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: clear pore filler?

Stew-Mac sells a clear water base filler.
Maybe it's the same one.
I use it & like it.
BUT seal with shellac first.

Mike

Author:  david farmer [ Thu Mar 25, 2010 6:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: clear pore filler?

because of the water on the wood? or some other reason?
how did you arrive at it? Sorry for the grilling, I need to chose a plan very soon.

Author:  david farmer [ Thu Mar 25, 2010 6:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: clear pore filler?

because of the water on the wood? or some other reason?
how did you arrive at it? Sorry for the grilling, I need to chose a plan very soon.

Author:  patmguitars [ Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: clear pore filler?

Mike said:

Quote:
Stew-Mac sells a clear water base filler.
Maybe it's the same one.
I use it & like it.
BUT seal with shellac first.



Hey Mike

Have you been using this product for long? I was wondering about shrinkage. It also says on the Stew-Mac site that it dries pretty quickly (a couple of hours). Is that so? How hard does it get?

Any additional info on this product would be appreciated.

Cheers

Pat

Author:  Mike Collins [ Sat Mar 27, 2010 5:18 am ]
Post subject:  Re: clear pore filler?

I use the shellac so the water in the filler will not raise the grain .
Shellac does but not as much.

It does shrink so i usually use 2 coats on deep pore woods.
It does dry hard in a few hours if you apply thin coats.
It will fill any low spot or small hole if you need to.

I like it because it leaves the wood looking natural.

I sand back to the wood then apply another coat of shellac-then waterbase finish over that.

I like the look of really smalll pores in a finish-i can't stand the dipped in plastic look.

mc

Author:  Colin North [ Mon Mar 29, 2010 4:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: clear pore filler?

Filler used in the Bogdanovic book was Enduro War-R-Base. There's a picture in the finishing section.
That was bothering me, I've read the book several times [headinwall] had to look again.
Google come up with suppliers at http://www.compliantspraysystems.com

Author:  david farmer [ Mon Mar 29, 2010 6:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: clear pore filler?

Thanks for your input guys. Colin, I was embarrassed to read your post and then notice the photo in the book. oops_sign Sorry to enlist you as my research assistant.

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