Question

[sgood]

I would like to hear every ones technique for finishing their scroll saw projects. What are your favorite products?

[scrollworks]

Like you, I use Krylon spray.  Used to use varathane, but it is quite expensive ($10 a can) and the Krylon is about $4.  Spray on thin coats, sand with #0000 steel wool between coats.  Makes for a very nice finish after 3 or 4 coats applied.

[Christina]

I mostly use clear acrylic spray or water based polyurethane. I have used lemon oil too and I like that alot.
Christina

[Joe Adams]

Depends on what I'm working on  "and what I have handy" I like to use Shellac on my puzzles and Miniwax fast drying polyurethane on most everything else tho I'll admit I don't sand often enough between coats.  Getting better at that tho. Also I use Tung oil from time to time.

[bluelucky]

Well it just depends on what I made.. But ,I usually spray my stuff with Lacquer with a gravity fed cup gun..A gallon of Semi-gloss lacquer is $25 and I can usually get about 75-100 crosses and puzzle projects per gallon. That is pennies per project...

Michael.......Indy..........
www.luckyscustomscrolling.com

[dankc908]

We (wife and I - mainly "her" for finishing) use Watco Danish Oil (natural).  I like to try to show off the nature of the wood in my projects as I scroll with a lot of cherry, walnut, and exotics.

Dan

[rwb]

i use lacquer and itdepends upon what im making i do a lot of diff types of fret work

[rwb]

here is some of the things i make not sure where to post these

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[MadHatter]

Most times I just use polyurethane and have just recently started trying a few wood stains also.

[cherie]

Steve, Like most here, it depends upon what I am cutting and what it is for.  For some products such as food like plates and a cake topper I did, mineral oil..for the ornaments I cut, depending if they are 3-dimensional or flat will depend on whether or not I dip and hang them to dry or lay the flat and spray them.  I usually use whatever I can afford and buy more than one.  LOL.

[Bill Magee]

I use Watco Danish oil and the Deft spray over that...really makes the grain pop.

[firestarter]

i use minwax stain and some dallor store clear gloss.

[Marshall]

Steve I usually use a lot of spray poly , for it's faster and drys fast too . And of course it also depends on how large the project is too in what finish I use also ..........Marshall

[sp_343]

Lemon Oil and then a Gloss spray Poly finish.  Sometimes I use a brush-on finish...but that would only be for large woodworking projects.

[Russ C]

Polyurethane, lacquer, acrylic spray, hand rubbed. Depends on the finish I want for that particular project.