Meta Description: Carl recently started using the new 3M Scotch "Delicate Surface Painter's Tape #2080" Purple masking tape. He likes it. It works good on top of a layer of sealer.
Updated: 4/7/2023. I still like the Blue & Purple masking tape shown here. However, I almost never use them. Most of the time I now use the “Dick Blick” masking tape shown below. I have decided that it looks and feels cheap but it really works a lot better than your run of the mill cheap masking tape.
You can live the Blick tape on things for a while and it still comes off. Like days. Maybe a week. Not months. It is thin but it does a good job blocking paint when you spray pain or airbrush things. See my Good Cheap Masking Tape blog entry for more info.
I recently started using the new Purple masking tape. I like it. It works good on top of a layer of sealer. You can easily remove it with no residue left behind.
Meta Description: Carl likes the “Blue Flex” sanding disk sold by Vince’s Wooden Wonders. He has been using them for the last 4-5 years and is am very happy.
Meta Description: Link to Carl's PDF handout for his "Great Polyurethane Finishes" demo. Do you want to learn how to get a great tough “Baby Bottom Smooth” finish with only 2 coats of Polyurethane?
Meta Description: Link to Carl's PDF handout for "Painting On the Lathe" demo. Painting with the lathe running is easy! It is a great way to spice up and make beautiful artwork out of boring cheap wood.
Adding color via paint and/or stain to your turnings is a great way to spice up boring wood. It allows you to make beautiful pieces out of cheap wood. Painting with the lathe running is easy! Anyone can do it.
This demo focuses on three different easy techniques: • Painting between the lines using Acrylic Paints. • Coloring between the lines using Sharpe Permanent Magic. Markers. • Full coverage color using Woodburst Stains.
Please contact me if you would like me to do this demo for your club or symposium.
