Super glue finish on micarta

Sean Yaw

Sean Yaw

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I saw some photos of amazingly polished mexican blanket micarta on instagram. The maker told me that they used a super glue finish. I was wondering if anyone had insight into the long term durability of a super glue finish on micarta. The knife is going to be a slipjoint, and I am going to screw it together instead of peening it, so (I think) doing a super glue finish will be a little logistically simpler. Thank you.
 
its not that durable for a shiny finish. it will go dull from wear. gcarta handle material by any chance ? i tried that stuff, it does not shine anywhere near as well as real micarta (in my shop).
 
Good to know. It is gcarta. Are there any other tips for shining beyond high grit sanding and buffing?
 
I think any finish will wear with use. Tru Oil will build up a glossy finish and can be touched up. G Carta doesn't shine like factory made micarta will.
 
SwissHeritageCo said:
I wonder if anyone has experimented with a Danish oil finish.
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I put it on ALL my Becker-handled micarta. It fills in nicely.

I feel like it adds "warmth" to the handle. makes it feel less plasticy and fibery......more like a wood handle.
I've been doing it for Many years.
plus I love the smell.
 
I put super glue over many handles I put on kitchen knives but they need to be repolished periodically by fine sanding
 
I made my dad a long handled washing up sponge holder from Tufnol, which is a good quality phenolic laminate, and added some cyanoacrylate finish at the sponge end, thinking it would help seal the cloth fibres. Over time it developed white looking spots, pin head size mostly. Pretty unsightly. This was the cyano bond to the laminate failing. Like automotive clear coat just beginning to fail all at once over a car bonnet.
It might have gone a year before showing spots. Continued looking scabrous a lot longer until I sanded it clean.
 
Having plenty of experience with g-carta I can tell you that it's not a very dense material like your more common phenolics. Lots of voids. I would use a super thin CA and coat the scale after sanding up to 1200 grit. The CA will soak into the voids. Then resand starting at 400 grit back up to 1200 or however high you want to take it. This is most likely what the person you spoke with was referring to. This is a good technique on any material really where voids are a concern and leaves a cleaner looking finish.
 
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