Hi Spencer,
Good to hear. I too find that clear polyurethane coatings are too
viscous for the shells dispersing... paint too.
The idea of waiting until after tack is so you don't sand between
coats. In this application a next day overcoat is usually just fine.
I think someone else suggested taping the holly strips as I hadn't
thought of it. Seems a little anal to me for something you trod on
anyhow. A sole is supposed to functional not something that you might
pour a wine and sit on to admire. Yeesh.
I stopped using walnut shells on deck applications because the
coating gets rubbed off quickly and the turn dark. In easy going
applications it's not a concern.
On companionway treads & such I like the subtle contrast when it goes
darker as it's good for old eyes to discern the steps, etc.
Using that jam jar mod is brilliant. And I hear that down south it
can also be used to apply bourbon (to yourself, without the lid).
Cheers, Russ
ex-Sweet 35 mk-1
east side, Vancouver Island
Hi Russ! Good idea...I was just following the included instructions
by mixing with the polyurethane first...this kinda worked but didn't
disperse the walnut shells evenly.I created a test board, put a few
coats of Minwax Satin Polyurethane on it, then with a wet coat and a
re-purposed jam jar with a nail hole in the top (not too big) I
sprinkled as evenly as possible, let it dry (spreading a wet coat
over the not-so-wet coat kinda messed up the bottom coat). Letting
it dry completely and adding another coat seemed to work as I
liked.Taping the Holly stripes seemed to cause more surface
disruption...pulling the tape up right after laying down a coat left
tape lines/ridges that are a bit annoying.=C2=A0 I will be testing
without taping and see how annoying the walnut shells are on the holly..
UPDATE: Using an old jam jar with one small nail hole init for the
walnut shells I was able to control the sprinkle onto the wet
polyurethane evenly.
The proof will be when I replace the cabin sole and lay down the
rugs to see how easily they move around.
IF...any lister would like a supply of crushed walnut shells just
let me know where to send it...I have about 2/3rds of an 18 oz jam
jar that I will never use. I would suspect that 2-3 tablespoons
more than cover a typical cabin sole...
Spencer Johnson
84 LF 38 "Alegria" #165
Racine, WI / Waukegan, IL
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