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David Schuelke Full Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 60 Beaumont, California USA Gender: Laguna Revo 18 x 36 2hp	Bowl finish Dec 9^th, 2015 at 7:21pm Has anyone used Renaissance Micro Crystalline wax polish on bowls?
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JimQuarles WR Addict WR Patron Offline WR Rocks, BIG Time! Posts: 13,194 Glendale, AZ Arizona USA Gender:	Re: Bowl finish Reply #1 - Dec 9^th, 2015 at 9:18pm Not on bowls, but I use it all the time on pens and other small stuff.
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Al Wasser WR Addict Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 626 Pueblo West, CO Colorado USA Gender: Robust American Beauty	Re: Bowl finish Reply #2 - Dec 10^th, 2015 at 10:45am Works well on bowls or anything. It does not show finger prints or water spots which is nice for shows. Of course you use it after you have done your normal finishing and buffing routine. It is not a finish by itself
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Ron Sardo WR Administrator WR Patron Offline Chief cook and bottle washer Posts: 9,674 Drums Pennsylvania USA PM 3520	Re: Bowl finish Reply #3 - Dec 10^th, 2015 at 5:55pm Yes, I use it on everything I turn.
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Re: Bowl finish
Reply #4 - Dec 10^th, 2015 at 6:19pm

Than you gentlemen, I appreciate your answers. As a new turner I have learned so much from this forum. Turning has given me such great joy in my retirement The satisfaction of creating a thing of beauty from an indiscriminate piece of wood and then at times giving it to someone as a gift and witnessing the true feeling of wonder and appreciation is very special to me. Many of you artists have set a high bar for us just starting and every day I turn I strive to create pieces I have seen here. Thank you, God bless and Merry Christmas

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Don Stephan WR Addict Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 2,659 Cincinnati, Ohio Ohio USA Gender:	Re: Bowl finish Reply #5 - Dec 10^th, 2015 at 8:09pm David, please keep participating. Often I will gain insight or recollection from "basic" questions.
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Glenn Roberts Senior Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 413 Walworth, NY New York USA Gender:	Re: Bowl finish Reply #6 - Dec 10^th, 2015 at 9:42pm Dave, The great thing about not being on top, is that you have tremendous fun trying to get there!
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Reply #7 - Dec 17^th, 2015 at 6:51pm

welcome to the vortex, as many here will tell you..

my grandfather always said a gift is the very best thing you can ever make in the shop....didn't matter what it was, or even how "good" it was....it's the spirit you put into it...

Some of these guys will SERIOUSLY inspire you to step up your game... When i start to think maybe i've really got the hang of this bowl-making process, i look into the gallery and get just WOWed by what some of the guys can do....and it get me thinking about where i can do better

(which of course leads to wanting another tool...more wood....bigger shop....etc, etc, etc, Grin

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Re: Bowl finish
Reply #8 - Dec 17^th, 2015 at 8:09pm

David I use Renaissance Micro Crystalline wax on all my bowls because they resist finger prints and won't show water spots like carnuba wax does. I bought a can 6 years ago and still have about a third of a can left. When they say a little goes a long way they mean it. I have made literally hundreds of bowls over the life span of that can. Great product.

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Reply #9 - Dec 18^th, 2015 at 7:41am

I use ren-wax on almost everything I make. I finish most things with lacquer and can get a nice, smooth finish sanding with 400 between applications. After the last coat cures for about a day, I put a little wax on some 0000 steel wool and hand buff it on in circular motions over the surface. This cuts back any tiny imperfections in the finish and also removes the plastic look from the finish resulting in a baby's bottom soft to the touch piece. After buffing, my customers will just pick it up and caress it. These pieces remain nice after many days of shows and repeated handling ... resist water spots and just result in a nice finished product.

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David Schuelke Full Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 60 Beaumont, California USA Gender: Laguna Revo 18 x 36 2hp	Re: Bowl finish Reply #10 - Dec 20^th, 2015 at 7:44pm Thank you all, definitely going to get some ren-wax and give it a try.
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Reply #11 - Dec 21^st, 2015 at 9:45am

David, we were all beginners when we started turning. Just keep learning and turning, and with each thing you make you'll get better and better. Be willing to try new things and expand your skills. Learn from everyone you can, because you will never know who will give you that "light bulb moment". You'll soon find yourself doing things you never expected. Smiley

Look forward to seeing some of your turnings.

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David Schuelke Full Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 60 Beaumont, California USA Gender: Laguna Revo 18 x 36 2hp	Re: Bowl finish Reply #12 - Dec 23^rd, 2015 at 10:54am Thank you Kathy, I admire your work, Merry Christmas
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