melamine

First time doing one of these kits. What a chunker it is, will I do it again. :idontknow: Yew finished with melamine lacquer.

I'm looking at making a pen with ebonite but I have no idea on the finish prosses also what finish should I use. there are three finishes I'm looking at. CA glue Melamine just sand with micromesh and buff with my normal buffing wheels I'm open to any suggestions I'm just researching at the...

Epsillon in Pistachio which I had of Neil a couple of years ago with a lot of plans and ego! I guess its better late than never. Finished with Melamine Lacquer.

From the top: Sycamore Laburnum Afrormosia Acrylic (snuck that one in the Wood section sorry!) Thankyou for putting me onto melamine finish - it stinks but it's great stuff! :thumbs:

Melamine users - do any of you thin it down and find it reduces the fumes? I like the finish, I'm happy with how to use it... But even with a good mask and using it outside for the best ventilation I can get, it makes me feel sick and headachey as soon as I get the lid off. I'm fine with...

Just don’t get the same results with melamine spray!

Had to do 20 sets of razor, stands and brushes for a customer. My normal process would have taken a week of of applying and drying. Got some Chestnut melamine lacquer. Price not that bad compared to the other stuff available here. Only one outlet has in stock though. All pieces were turned...

I had a rummage through my pen kits last week and made these. All finished with Melamine lacquer.

A brace of chrome slims dressed in purpleheart & finished with melamine & micro wax.

Copper Leveche encased in Pau Amarello. Finished with Melamine Lacquer.

A purpleheart slimline finished in melamine & micro wax.

Another horsechestnut slimline finished in melamine & micro wax.

A slimline made from an unknown burr finished in melamine & micro wax.

Melamine finishes on pens. Dissolve Melamine scraps in Acetone and using this is a beaut finish. DEclaration info from a long time maker and user. Do not proceed unless precautions are taken re fumes etc. From the IAP Russ Fairfields recipe Equal quantities of Brushing Lacquer...(Watco)...

A slimline dressed in horsechesnut burr& finished in melamine. Below are 3 different views.

Evening all Every so often lately, and typically on the really dark woods, I get to the final stage of finishing and notice white marks within the grain of the pen. This is totally ruining the finish, and although I can cut them back and retry, it never quite sorts the problem. My finishing...

A nicely figured piece of walnut, an off cut from the skeleton clock project. Finished with melamine lacquer.

I just got an email from Timberbits when I saw this. KUNOS Natural Oil Sealer Would this be a Melamine Alternative?

A Black Titanium and gold plated Mistral Fountain pen Made using HMS Victory Oak & Finished with Melamine lacquer and Renaissance wax.

Empress kits dressed in X cut Albizia. First attempt at X cut!! Finished with Melamine. Regards Craig