color preserver issue

[Carpenter]

I used carsons crystal clear color preserver on a wrap i finished on a stc wts blue blank. On the second coat some of the blue blead through. Anyone have this happen before? Thoughts on if/how i could get the color out? Or what i could do differently next time?

[upnorth]

Normally CP is what locks the color of the top thread and keeps the under colors from bleeding through.

I am not familiar with Carsons CP at all and not sure what it works like. It could be the coat was too wet.

The color is most likely locked in. Maybe try putting on a little less at at time.

[Carpenter]

Im guessing too much as well. But the funny thing is that the bleeding was all along one side of the blank and it wasnt the side that was down. I spoke w the rod builder that taught me and he is thinking that its a too strong and to try another cp. I cut off the guides, but the st johns cross wrap is staying. Its not horrible, im just picky.

But i will try to do thinner coats.

[upnorth]

I couldn't find much info on that brand so hard to really form an opinion of how it works.

[Willow Sticks]

Cason's preserver is a solvent color preserver and a heavy finish as others have mentioned could have softened the finish on the blank. Based on their suggested application instructions I'd try a different product. Dipping a brush with acetone and touching the preserver on a wrap sounds like recipe for problems. Good luck if you re-wrap.

http://casoncustomrodfinishes.com/products_preserver_1.html

[Carpenter]

Picked up some flexcoat. Havent opened it yet, so we will see. I know the cccp was extremely strong and it would make the room and parts of the house stink. Ill go super thin.

[A.W.Wolfram]

Is that CCCP solvent based?

I have only ever used water based CP.

[Carpenter]

solvent based, yes.

I just applied the flexcoat and it's totally different than the CCCP. We'll see how it dries.