Trend Mirror Paste 30g

A very traditional way of holding workpieces in place on the bench.

Typical glue spreading brushes are hard to keep clean and require a lot of water for the process. They also drop hairs in your glue and are often considered disposable. Eliminate this wastefulness with this silicone brush. It's easy to clean and the shorter bristles spread glue easier. The bristle area is 1-1/4" wide with 4 rows of 1" long bristles. It is 3/8" thick and overall brush length is 6-1/2".

Melamine Lacquer can be a bit fiddly to apply and there’s no better way than spraying it. If you don’t have access to spray equipment then this aerosol version is the ideal way. Melamine Gloss Lacquer will quickly build to a bright gloss finish and dries in a matter of minutes. Touch dry and safe to handle within five minutes the lacquer chemically cures to give a tougher finish. The lacquer achieves practically all of this (about 90%) within seven days, after which the process slows and can take up to another two weeks to fully complete. Best used over a Cellulose Sanding Sealer (brushing or aerosol) and can be overcoated with a wax for a softer tactile feel.

When you’re looking for a hard-wearing, heat and water-resistant, quick-drying gloss lacquer you need to look no further than Melamine Lacquer. Based on cellulose technology, Melamine Lacquer has a catalyst suspended within it; when the lacquer is in the can it is inert but once applied and exposed to the air, the lacquer dries within five minutes like cellulose and then the catalyst kicks in and the lacquer go on to chemically cure to give a more durable coating. 90% of the curing process happens in the first seven days after application, making the lacquer very hard-wearing, the remaining 10% of the process can take up to two weeks more to give maximum toughness, something you only need to consider if the lacquer is going to be subjected to extremely hard use. Melamine Lacquer is designed to give a full gloss finish which will be achieved with a very careful application. It can be applied by brush (foam or bristle), cloth or by spraying. Where necessary, use Cellulose Thinners to dilute the product – especially helpful if working on a large area. The gloss level of Melamine Lacquer can be increased by using Burnishing Cream once it has dried, and it can also be overcoated with Friction Polish (to increase the depth of the shine) or WoodWax 22 or Microcrystalline Wax (for a more natural feel).

Gilt Creams are a creamy, waxy paste with metallic flakes and pigments in them, giving a rich, lustrous finish to whatever they are applied to. The can be used for a ‘limed’ effect over lacquer to give a high contrast effect, or uniformly over a piece and polished to a bright shine once dried. Available in: Gold Silver Copper

Toolmate Refill for Classic Roller Jr Gentleman Rollerball Pen.