Author Topic: If ya make it, ya gotta use it!  (Read 5509 times)

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Offline Knoll

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Re: If ya make it, ya gotta use it!
« Reply #15 on: May 19, 2016, 08:40:04 am »
Thanks, Neal. Missed ya at TN.
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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: If ya make it, ya gotta use it!
« Reply #16 on: May 19, 2016, 10:24:42 am »
Yeah Mike,  mine is sealed tight. I popped the top on my dip tube last night. It was as fresh as if it was new.

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Offline Dakota Kid

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Re: If ya make it, ya gotta use it!
« Reply #17 on: May 21, 2016, 01:37:28 am »
When it comes to the drying in the tube, I think sealer type has a lot to do with it. Shellac, tung oil, and quick dry poly's can form a skin overnight even in a sealed container. Watered down polycrylic might never skin over when sealed, just slowly thicken or separate.

I wonder if you could use a process like hydro dipping? Oil based clear(thinned heavily) on top or water in a 6" pipe and just dip shafts into it and hang them to dry.
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