Author - ubeaut

HELP WITH EEE

  Email from Megan 10 Feb 23 Hello! My sons have recently started wood turning and have discovered your EEE Ultra Shine product.  I'm not a wood worker, so it's hard for me to guide their wood finishing choices beyond telling them, "Wow, that looks nice!" So, last night my oldest soon turned a wood handle (Ash) for an ice cream scoop and applied the EEE Ultra Shine. It looks beautiful, but I don't understand if the ultra shine has made the handle "safe"...

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MORE ABOUT TALCUM POWDER

More info pertaining to Talcum Powder page. The info in this post is a quick update on other things you can do with Talc, it is an adjunct to info in "A Polishers Handbook" and continues on from the last section ended on Talc page shown as below: Talc can also be used to make an excellent chalk paint as a very fine dry abrasive or an abrasive cream, as lubricant to add slip on bench-tops, machinery, drawer runners, etc.  and...

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HARD SHELLAC over WATER DYE

THIS MAY BE OF HELP TO SOME From a customer: I recently purchased the Hard shellac to go over the water dyes also bought from you. I have 3 questions that I couldn't find answers for on the product or on your website. Me: ONLY 3... why so few? (Sorry couldn't help my self). 1. How long do I have to wait for the water dye to dry before applying the Hard Shellac? That will depend on the wood used, humidity, and anything else...

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Aussie Oil questions from USA pen turner.

Below are a series of questions from a pen turner in USA about using Aussie Oil over CA (cyanoacrylate aka super glue) along with my responses. This email exchange took place from Jan 13th to 15th 2022 and may be of some help to others. Senders name and contact deleted for privacy. _____________ Good afternoon from the United States. I would like to start off saying that I absolutely love Aussie Oil as a finish on my pens. It is so simple to...

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READ THE INFO SHEET(s)

Please read the Information Sheet when you purchase a product from us. All Info Sheets can be found HERE The below is an example as to why you should read the Information sheet. It is an email exchange from 2008. The following content has been heavily censored for language, abuse, threats, etc. A gentleman (I use the term very loosely) in a foreign, semi English speaking "all y'all" country, complaining that our Shellawax was the worst product ever put on the market....

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Sanding Sealer & Water Dye PROBLEM

  Our Sanding Sealer is shellac based and its purpose is to raise the grain after sanding. When dry the sealer makes the raised grain go brittle and makes it really easy to remove these annoying nibs that otherwise would make`a final finish feel like a hand full of sand has been thrown into the wet finish. The dried Sealer isn't actually sanded off, but instead it's wiped over with a fine grit abrasive (800 grit or even better still 1200...

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WELCOME (a bit of fun)

  Jan 15, 2021 Welcome to: U-Beaut Polishes ARTICLES FROM UBEAUT(Neil) Hopefully over time this section will build to be filled with lots of very informative, interesting and helpful post, photos and videos. Not just on our U-Beaut products but finishing and associated products in general. Before we go any further lets look at, and explain, the name U-Beaut Polishes ®: U-Beaut Pronounced: u (as in you) and beaut as in beautiful or beauty  IT'S NOT: ub-e-at or u-beat or u-but, u-boot or u-brute” U-Beaut: Australian slang. Abbreviation of: “You little beauty!" "You...

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