hello all,
I am new to this process ( had the Trotec speedy 100 for about 6 weeks) and am having difficulties with the color fill process. I am at my wits end and am hoping someone can tell me what I may be doing wrong.
I have tried; acrylic paints, rub and buff, and gilders paste with, more or less, the same results.
I can fill plastics okay, but it is wood that is driving me up the wall.
My process is (now)-
- sand
- paint/stain
- sand
- laquer
- sand
- laquer
- johnsons floor wax
- raster
- fill
- apply thin coat of paint
- squeegee (with library card, etc)
- wait 5-10 minutes
- wipe with damp rag and either
- have rub and buff stain every inch of surface (not just engraved area)
- have paint not stay in engraved area but stain the entire piece
- have paint, etc only stay in the natural grooves of the wood
- have paint pull out of engraved area
- or some other combination of the above
is there a step I'm missing? I have read most of the posts that I can find on this forum, and am thinking of giving up on wood at this point.
Attached a pic, sorry, its from the laptops cam.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts,
Jonathan