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CA glue finishing starter kit with Zona paper

Regular Price $63.95 Special Price $49.99
Availability: In stock
SKU
BUND-CA-FIN-STAR-ZONA
Skill level: Intermediate

CA glue finishing starter kit with Zona paper

Get everything you need to start creating smooth, durable, high-gloss cyanoacrylate (CA) glue finishes on pens and other small turning projects. This starter kit brings together everything you need so you can take your project from the first coats of CA through to the final polish.

CA finishes are especially popular for pens and other frequently handled projects because they create a hard, protective surface while bringing out the colour, grain and figure of the wood.

What is included in this starter kit?

Each bundle includes 1 each of :

  • 2 oz (59 mL) bottle EZ-Bond thin CA glue
  • 2 oz (59 mL) bottle EZ-Bond accelerator
  • 2 oz (59 mL) bottle Novus 2 polish
  • Set of non-stick bushings
  • Set of six Zona wet/dry polishing paper sheets
 

What is Zona paper? 

Zona papers provide an economical way to sand and polish your CA finish to a smooth, glossy surface. While not as durable as Micro Mesh sheets, they offer excellent value and produce outstanding polishing results. Zona also lets you polish in six steps compared with the nine grits used with Micro Mesh, helping reduce finishing time. The large sheets can be cut into smaller pieces to suit your project, giving you plenty of polishing material with less waste.

Each Zona set includes six large 8-1/2" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) colour-coded sheets:

  • White – 1 micron, aluminum oxide
  • Aqua – 2 micron, aluminum oxide
  • Pink – 3 micron, aluminum oxide
  • Light blue – 9 micron, aluminum oxide
  • Gray – 15 micron, silicon carbide
  • Green – 30 micron, silicon carbide

How do I use the products in this kit to do a CA glue finish?

After turning and sanding your project, apply thin coats of EZ-Bond CA glue to build the finish. The accelerator can be used to speed curing between coats.

Once the CA finish has cured, use the Zona papers wet, beginning with the coarsest green 30-micron sheet and working progressively through all six sheets to the finest white 1-micron sheet. Finish with Novus 2 polish to bring the surface to a high gloss.

The non-stick bushings help keep the CA finish from bonding your project to standard metal bushings during application.

Watch our video to see the technique. One note about the video: it demonstrates the CA finishing technique using Micro Mesh sheets rather than Zona paper. The technique is the same: wet sand the cured CA finish progressively from coarser to finer abrasives before applying the final polish.

Are there shipping restrictions for this bundle?

Yes. Because of the products included in this bundle, it cannot be shipped by air or express shipping methods. Please select Flat Rate Ground shipping when ordering.

Price per bundle in Canadian dollars.

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