RE: Polyurethane

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Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com>


I've used polyurethane on about 7-8 of my coils so far with no problems.  On
my larger coil I used
orange shellac which worked well.  I basically applied the coating in the
same identical way you mentioned.

The Captain



 > I'm not sure what everyone has been using for coating their
 > coils, but I
 > used Min-Wax quick dry, clear gloss polyurethane.  Not having
 > a motorized
 > coil winder to keep it spinning, it took just two or three
 > turns and touch
 > ups with a brush in the first hour for a smooth finish.  Just
 > thought I'd
 > let everyone know, considering some of the "run" horror
 > stories I have
 > heard from everyone.
 >
 > Thanks,
 > John Richardson
 >
 >