problems with finish

[ProfessorM]

I usually seal my Red cedar with epoxy. Paint the next day if you want. Warm up wood and cover with your usual epoxy top coat stuff. Very simple process and have had no problems with paint adhesion. With the red cedar they will hook wear faster than other woods but you can't beat the action. When they get ugly just make more.

[Hookedagain]

Does Alaskan Yellow Cedar have the same adhesion problems? Should I still stay with like products (oil primer,oil piant, etc.)when using this wood as well?

[Slipknot]

Originally Posted by Hookedagain

Does Alaskan Yellow Cedar have the same adhesion problems? Should I still stay with like products (oil primer,oil piant, etc.)when using this wood as well?

haven't had trouble with ayc, it is not as soft or oily.

[Ake G]

I use lots of Red Cedar and seal it with Petit Old Salem clear marine sealer. Dries "primer-ready hard" overnight.Made to accept either latex or oil paint .

Sealer, then Prime (C2 or Ben Moore latex primer) with light sand after/between each coat, then Paint (Golden's or Createx airbrush, ceramcoat, folk art whatever I have) then Spray Envirotex and then Envirotex lite.

Never ,ever had adhesion or bleed-thru issues.

Only thing that I don't like is Petit sealer is $33.00 /QT. Interlux has a similar product @ $23.00/qt but have not tried this yet. I can seal a ton of plugs with a quart.

[Tagger]

i use cpes because it dries hard ... not always wondering about my mix (blo/mineral spirits) ... Don't you guys that use these mixtures with mineral spirits, notice your mix always thickening from MS evaporating ? always adding more to thin again .. always wondering where you are in your % blo,mineral spirits ?