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Offline dannylang

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finish on my calls
« on: January 23, 2017, 04:35:39 PM »
 are you fellows spraying your finishes on your pot calls from a spray can? or putting it on with a brush from a container. i sprayed the first the very first call i made, it looks like crap. help  :stickman1:
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Re: finish on my calls
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2017, 05:08:14 PM »
Danny,

I use Birchwood Casey Tru-Oil Gun Stock finish.  Anywhere from a dozen to two dozen coats depending on what type of wood I turn the pot out of.

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Re: finish on my calls
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2017, 05:18:32 PM »
Don do you inside and out, will that change the sound of the call?
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Re: finish on my calls
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2017, 06:07:08 PM »
Danny,  Aaron did an excellent job running several finishes through the abuse of water and bug spray (normal turkey hunting conditions).  Check out the link below.  Personally, this solidified my decision for oil finishes.

http://thogamecallsforums.com/index.php/topic,8212.msg62592.html#msg62592
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Re: finish on my calls
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2017, 06:52:59 PM »
B Hoover thats some good info there, what is the CA he was talking about, never heard of that.
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Re: finish on my calls
« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2017, 08:14:26 PM »
Quote from: dannylang on January 23, 2017, 06:52:59 PM
B Hoover thats some good info there, what is the CA he was talking about, never heard of that.
dannylang

CA is just "Super Glue". Pen turners also use it as a finish.
If you thin the "Tru Oil" stock finish with mineral spirits it will extend the set up time a little. I use the thinned finish on the inside of the pot as a sealer and as a final coat. It seems to level out just a little better.


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Re: finish on my calls
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2017, 06:39:03 PM »
finished a call today using CA, thats stuff makes a pretty good coat, i put 3 coats on it. sanding with 600 grit paper between coats, letting my lathe run a very slow rate of speed.
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