Bulls Eye Seal Coat - Universal Sanding Sealer - Solvent Based - Gloss 1 Quart Reviews

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“Cut 1:1 with denatured alcohol for sealing wood, sometimes after dyeing. Dries quickly, not delaying overstain and top coats. Works very well to prevent splotching on woods like cherry. SealCoat does take dye very well. Excellent base and barrier finish under water base and solvent topcoats. Does provide some yellowing like a traditional finish, unlike water based clear finishes.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“My Experience: Extensive with many types of wood and finishes over 40+ years. Project: Guitar body made of properly cured mahogany and mesquite. Atmosphere: 64 deg. F and 34% Humidity. Preparation: Used gloves to prevent oils from my skin getting on the wood. Sanded down to 1000 grit paper in one direction producing a reflective sheen on the wood surface with no finish. Wood was aged in the sun for two days to darken it and bring out the patina. Cleaned with compressed air at 135 PSI blown with the grain in both directions to remove almost all sanding dust out of the grain. Wood was completely dry and clean. Buffed and wiped with a micro fiber cloth to remove all possible particles. Final wiping was in one direction. Application was done in a clean, dry, dust free room. Application: I used a natural bristle brush (that's all I use now). Seal Coat is somewhat difficult to work with. You must keep it thin, but not too thin. If you go too thin it will not brush on evenly. If you go too thick it runs easily and since it dries very, very fast you will have a mess. You must keep it as thin as possible, but not too thin, and work fast. Drys Fast: Very true. Dries to touch in ten minutes at conditions above. Dries too fast in my opinion making. Literally starts drying in a few seconds. You have to brush fast if using a brush. Keep it as thin as possible, but too thin it will not brush on. Cure Results: Bunched up and created a fine blotchy look on both woods, yet absorbed well, especially into the mahogany. Tends to "run with the grain" and create very fine rubber type strands no matter how thin you brush it on. This happened with both woods and on vertical and horizontal surfaces. You can fix this. It requires you to work it down after it dries. See below. Color: The comments "...giving a rich, beautiful tone to wood grain...", "...warmth/glow...", "may darken some light woods" are grossly misleading and totally subjective to personal tastes and opinions. The fact is Seal Coat very significantly darkened both woods to the point of making it look like they were stained. The picture on the can is somewhat representative, but the results are still quite darker than what the picture shows. If you think darkening wood makes it "glow" and makes the finish "warmer", that's fine, but that is your opinion and not necessarily the opinion of others. For example, in my opinion, curly maple finished with a high gloss "glows" and dark mahogany does not "glow". "Darker" is "colder" to some people. Sands Easily: This is an absolute lie. Like some sealers and finishes it drys with a rubbery feel even after 24 hours in a dry climate. As it comes off it tends to bunch and goo up when sanded, and gums up sand paper. I tried 400, 600, 800 and 1000 grit. The solution was to use extra fine 0000 steel wool. This was the only way to "sand", or more appropriately, buff it down and clean it up. I put on two applications and it performed the same way both times. Summary: Overall I am not unhappy with my guitar, but I will not use this product again, though some people might like it and they are certainly entitled to their opinions. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. My intent here is to provide accurate information so that others don't end up with something they don't like due to easily misinterpreted information after a lot of hard work.”

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Posted 9 years ago