I have used special sauce at different times for the past eight years and never had a problem.
As for professional finish you don’t get much more professional than some of the brands that come out of Sydney or the Gold Coast and the standard in these places is to finish with auot clear acrylic lacquer.
We still finish all longboards with a finish resin and buff and polish to get that mirror finish most longboarders like.
cheers for all the help, i think maybe, being in NZ, board makers here use a lot of methods(eg finishing) perfected on the east coast of aus, being so close, and im just used seing these methods in local boardsand the way they feel. in fact im not sure ive ever picked up a board that i was sure it was made in the US, hawaii, Uk etc…maybe in indo but theres none round here. ive decided to go with some clear acrylic, see how that goes.
thanks again.
…Entity
yes like I said before the speed finish is autoclear
but the best
is the glasurit elastified…
tomd
ive just ordered the stuff
this is the low down
marine grade
non yellowing
aliphatic moisture cured polyurethane
1 pack
gloss or satin
washs out in water
the thinner isnt zylene (think its DNA) can be used unthinned anyway.
virtually odourless with low vocs
brushable
around 40 to 50nz$ per litre
its produced by an offshoot of cabots
called
INTERGRAIN
and is a new product
sounds perfect for the environmentally conscious homebuilder
Hi Paul
How’ve you found the Intergrain? Is it holding up?
Karl
hi Karl
i was loged on as you again down the internut cafe
i got some samples and painted a few panels
turned out it wasnt so clear
its a gold colour
so i cant really use it for everything
i think i could give a potential customer the option
the tint makes it uv resistant
it looks like that anything uv resistant and clear
will be pretty nasty stuff
clear auto acrlyic seems a little less horrid to use though then 2pac
I’ve find Klear floor polish works quite well. You can get it from the supermarket. If you look up Future in the archives you can find out all about it. It’s the same thing (clear acrylic wax), but it goes by a different name in this country.
You guys want fast ?
Try Silcone spray.
Howzit Herb, A few years back I had access to a silicone based car polish that was insane. It was hard to get but it had what was called the wet look and it was slippery. I used it on both glossed finihes and sanded finishes. O time I made the mistake of putting it to high on the rails and the first time I surfed with it when I went to get up my hands just slipped off the rail and I did a full face plant on the deck. Unfortunately I don't know how to get it any more.Aloha,Kokua
It’s available here in Ca…
What I’m using presently is a spray on lube mfg.by Liquid Wrench, it contains silicone.You can find it where spray lubes are sold.
…if you want a non peel off
the best product (I posted this in other past threads) is Glasurit 92357
ideal speed finish for surfboards