before you tell me?

[cowboy682]

Before you tell me l know l should be asking on the Finishing Advice forum, But
l would like to get a really good rich, warm looking glass type finish l thought l would ask here first because of the work we do l have seen some really nice pieces of work with nice looking glass finish, it just seems to make it stand out more any advice {apart from go to finish advice page will do} :? l have seen all the you tube videos but just wondering what you guys and gals use.

 

[Chippygeoff]

Nearly all the things I make have a waxed polish finish and this gives them a nice satin sheen, however, if you want to achieve a glass like finish you could use a spray on gloss lacquer. Ideally you will spray the item with a sanding sealer first, allow to dry and then de-nib any grain that has been raised with something like 150-180 grit. The art of spraying on a finish is light coats but many of them. Check between coats for any rough bits and allow plenty of time between coats.

 

[toesy]

I've used Clear "Ultra Tough HardGlaze" by a do ron-ron seal

And after three coats, with soft sanding in between its a lovely Glass like finish.

However I am a total beginner and still learning

 

[gilljc]

have used chestnut spray lacquer, comes in satin and gloss, I personally prefer a satin finish - just remember light coats - I tend to be a bit impatient and heavy handed sometimes - always a mistake also used chestnut or liberon finishing oil, its lighter than Danish oil, and you can build it up to as glossy as you like, but you really need to leave a day between each coat - more patience :roll:
About to try chippygeoff's method - got my drillbrush, got my polish, hopefully tomorrow I will have the time

 

[ChrisR]

Graham.

If I want a gloss finish I use:-

Chestnut acrylic sanding sealer, followed by Chesnut acrylic lacquer, to get a high gloss finish you will need to apply a number of the lacquer coats, lightly sanding between each coat. Application with a foam brush.

The number of coats will depend on the degree of gloss finish you want to achieve.

As both the above are water based, you can speed up the drying time between coats with a hair drier.

Take care.

Chris R.

 

[bodgerbaz]

You can get a very glossy hard wearing finish using standard yacht varnish.