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OK, Hi all! I tried a website or 2 and will call the toll free no. but, as always, wanted to get a couple of replies from the people who use the product.
1 question........Can you apply Pelucid to BARE WOOD??
To MAYBE remedy my dark cedar sign dillemma, I was originally thinking of Behr Spar Varnish directly on the BARE WOOD- which is ok. Don't like the thought of redoing it a few years down the road and thought of PELUCID!!
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N O P E !!!!! Pelucid is only a clear .... just like varnish or lacquer. It has UV inhibitors to protect undercoats. If you want to achive a lighter color. I suggest a latex stain or paint to the desired finish..... THEN use Pelucid. The wood is only going to darken with age with any clearcoat. My dos centavos here . .. . ..
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Corey Here is Pierre's page. Give him a call I'm sure he'd be more than happy to help. http://www.stmariegraphics.com/
-------------------- Mario G. Lafreniere (Fergie) J&N Signs Winter did show up! Posts: 1257 | From: Chapleau, Ontario | Registered: Jun 1999
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I painted my unfinished mailbox post with Pelucid a few months ago. Got mine from the Duck Pond when we had the Duck Soup Slatter Meet. (Thanks for the samples,Pierre!!!) So far it looks brand new! Of course I put a couple of coats on the post. Judy
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You mentioned that NOPE you cannot use Pelucid on bare wood however I contacted Pierre (thanks J & N Signs) and he said NO PROBLEM on bare wood. Can someone verify this for me.
don't use Pelucid over thermal prints or at least over prints from the roland pc-600 I tried to apply it with a foam brush and it took the print right off I imagine it probably does the same to edge prints.
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Richard: I used Pelucid on a 2x3 print that I had done with my PC-60. Sprayed it on. No problems.
-------------------- Mario G. Lafreniere (Fergie) J&N Signs Winter did show up! Posts: 1257 | From: Chapleau, Ontario | Registered: Jun 1999
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Not that it relates, directly at least, but yesterday I was flipping channels on the satellite and came across some early 70's sci-fi movie starring Doug McClure. It was something to do with winged creatures in the middle of the earth (not much flying room down there, eh? )...
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Corey, your question was two-fold: (1) can you apply pelucid to bare wood.. yes, you can. (2) will pelucid stop your wood from turning dark... no, probably not. I think the tannin in redwood and cedar react with the moisture content in the wood and UV from sunlight. Solution: paint or stain your sign just like you want it then apply pelucid. I use a lot of pelucid as topcoats on painted surfaces. If Pierre would come back, he could give more informative and professional advice. He makes a lot of natural wood carvings and uses pelucid right on the bare wood. Suggestion: why don't you sandblast a short cedar board the same way you made your sign and experiment on it instead of your sign.
-------------------- John Smith Kings Bay Signs (Retired) Kissimmee, Florida Posts: 817 | From: Central Florida - The Sunshine State | Registered: Jan 2000
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Thanks John..I will make a sample/experimental sign first. I imagine if the blast portion is a medium color stain and the raised is bare wood then as the pelucid darkens the wood, the stained portion gets darker as well. (the bare wood darkening will NOT (?) catch up with the darkness of the stained portion.?
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