Re: Help with Secondary

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Original poster: "brian by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ka1bbg1-at-mcttelecom-dot-com>

Hi, yea quick drying in 10 or 12 hours...I use Waterlox xl89 satin
polyurethane oil base for the first few coats, seems to fill in much better
then a couple quick coats of clear gloss, you can not tell the difference
between this way and my old way 10 coats of clear. cul brian f.
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Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 12:46 AM
Subject: Help with Secondary


> Original poster: "Shaun Epp by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
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> Hello Group:
> I'm just starting to wind and coat my secondary, it's 4.25" x 22" and
> I'mwinding it with 26 gauge magnet wire.  I've rigged up a winding  jig
with
> a drill and variac to wind and dry it.  I've sanded and cleaned to pipe
> inside and out, Then coated to with polyurethane.
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> The problem  I have is:
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> How do make smooth coats with the polyurethane.  I bought the fast drying,
> clear gloss, oil based version made by Min Wax.... I hope some else has
> used this stuff.   I've tried a brush while the tube is spinning... the
> results were
> inconstitant coat.   I then tried a cheap foam brush.... a little better
> but
> still not even coat.   Then I tried heavy coat on the brush and smooth it
> out with the foam brush.  Anyway  at the time of writing this call for
> help  its been four hours since in started to try to do a coat.  So I'm
> going to
> stop the drill and check it.   the istructions on the can claim 12
> Hours......  But the front said Fast Drying.   We'll see
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>  What technique and how thick a coat should I use?
>  Thanks in Advance.
>
> BTW. I called Behr company about the Behr 50 that others have raved about.
> Behr co. said that there were too many other similar products out there
> that  they decided to pull it off the market.  Also Behr 50 is a "thick
> polycrilic or acrilic (can't remember)" clear coat and that polyurethane
> works well
>  too.  The fellow I talked to was also somewhat familiar with tesla coils"
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