Corian???

[c6craig]

Hi Guys,

Anyone have any advice for corian finishes? I have a name plaque that I carved the name with the 60 degree V bit (centerline), came out great.

It's arctic white 1/4" corian that I got from the CW store.

I tried hand painting the letters...disaster.

I tried using Fusion Spray paint for plastics and then sanded the overspray off with 220, 320, and 400 grit sandpaper. The lettering came out beautiful but I lost the shine of the corian.

Anyone have any experience with this? How can I make it look good?

Thanks in advance for all replies,

Craig

[Ike]

Hi Guys,

Anyone have any advice for corian finishes? I have a name plaque that I carved the name with the 60 degree V bit (centerline), came out great.

It's arctic white 1/4" corian that I got from the CW store.

I tried hand painting the letters...disaster.

I tried using Fusion Spray paint for plastics and then sanded the overspray off with 220, 320, and 400 grit sandpaper. The lettering came out beautiful but I lost the shine of the corian.

Anyone have any experience with this? How can I make it look good?

Thanks in advance for all replies,

Craig

Craig I found this on corian,


Instructions
1.
Step 1

Clear your Corian countertop of food debris and other items, then spray down the surface with an ammonia-based household cleaner.
2.
Step 2

Use the abrasive side of your sponge to gently scrub the light scratches in the Corian surface.
3.
Step 3

Rinse the sponge in water and use the foam side to wipe away the ammonia-based cleaner. Wipe the counter dry with the hand towel.
4.
Step 4

Inspect the surface of the Corian to see if the light scrubbing action of the abrasive sponge buffed out the scratches. If not, proceed to the next step.
5.
Step 5

Load a piece of 800-grit sandpaper into your hand-held sander, then spray down your countertop with water. A wet sanding action is gentler to the Corian surface.
6.
Step 6

Sand the scratches, using light pressure while following a straight path across them. Periodically spray the area with water, keeping it moist, and alter your sanding course over the scratches 45 to 90 degrees for better coverage.
7.
Step 7

Wipe down the Corian countertop with the hand towel and then check your progress. If the scratches are not eliminated, remove the 800-grit sandpaper from your hand-held sander and replace it with the 400-grit sandpaper. Repeat the sanding process outlined in the step above.
8.
Step 8

Sand the Corian with wider strokes of the hand-held sander once your scratches are almost removed. The wider strokes will help blend in the sanded area with the rest of the countertop surface.
9.
Step 9

Spray the ammonia-based cleaner on the Corian, then wipe down the entire surface with the abrasive side of the sponge before rinsing it in water and wiping clean with the foam side.
10.
Step 10

Dry the Corian countertop with the hand towel and then load a finishing pad onto the hand-held sander.
11.
Step 11

Apply the white automotive polishing paste onto the Corian, following the manufacturer's instructions, and then buff the surface with the hand-held sander to create a fine, even sheen on the Corian countertop.
12.
Step 12

Wipe the paste residue away with the hand towel and enjoy your newly refinished Corian countertop.

Ike

[Eagle Hollow]

Hi Guys,

Anyone have any advice for corian finishes? I have a name plaque that I carved the name with the 60 degree V bit (centerline), came out great.

It's arctic white 1/4" corian that I got from the CW store.

I tried hand painting the letters...disaster.

I tried using Fusion Spray paint for plastics and then sanded the overspray off with 220, 320, and 400 grit sandpaper. The lettering came out beautiful but I lost the shine of the corian.

Anyone have any experience with this? How can I make it look good?

Thanks in advance for all replies,

Craig

Hey Craig,
I carve lots of Corian and use the method you do...but finish with a good rubbing using a brass grill cleaning brush. It puts a beaujtiful sheen on the surface. It also works on lithophanes! Takes care of those little hairlines.

Jerry

[c6craig]

Thanks guys, I'll have to try these out. I would think that a brass brush would mess up the paint but maybe I am thinking of the wrong thing.

Same with the wax, I don't think I could keep it out of the lettering, wouldnt it cover up my paint?

I will experiment a little and post back with results.

Thanks again,
Craig

[Ken Dolph]

We sell Corian for artists, furniture and sign makers. The folowing are our recommendations:

First paint the lettering and allow to dry.

Next wet sand with 220 grit to remove excess paint.

Next wet sand with 400 grit, then 1000 grit.

Then you can finish with higher grits of MicroMesh or buff with a plastic polish like Novus 2 or a white automotive rubing compound.

This should achive the the level of sheen you would like.

When sanding, if you change direction by 90 degrees with each change of grit will speed the process. Sand with little pressure and this will go faster than you expect.

I hope this helps
Ken

[mtylerfl]

We sell Corian for artists, furniture and sign makers...

Ken

Hello Ken,

Do you have a website I could visit to see what you offer?

[Ken Dolph]

Our main website is under reconstruction.

Use this for now:

http://sites.google.com/site/coriartinc/

Thanks
Ken

[mtylerfl]

Our main website is under reconstruction.

Use this for now:

http://sites.google.com/site/coriartinc/

Thanks
Ken

Hi Ken,

Thank you for the link. I remember you now! We spoke on the phone this past January, and I recall how inspiring you were regarding the creative/artistic uses of Corian!

I need to get on the stick and start implementing some of the ideas you and I talked about!

[supershingler]

craig

i have done several corian projects like you described.

i spraypainted the letters also and sanded off the excess with 80 grit and then used special wet sanding paper(same one i use in my bowling ball spinner to resurface bowling balls) and continue to sand with smaller grit all the way to 1200 and it puts up on a real nice shine when complete. only tip i suggest is to clean the corian thourghly after each grit so you dont grind with leftover grit from the previous sanding.

good luck


kendall

[c6craig]

Thanks all. I see what I am doing wrong is not sanding to a high enough grit. Also I have been dry sanding.

My local box stores only carry up to 600 grit.

I am planning on taking a ride to Woodcraft tomorrow to get some little box hinges and brass box feet, so I will see if they have some high grit I can throw in the cart.

Thanks again for all the suggestions, I can't wait to try them out!!

Craig

[dbfletcher]

Thanks all. I see what I am doing wrong is not sanding to a high enough grit. Also I have been dry sanding.

My local box stores only carry up to 600 grit.

I am planning on taking a ride to Woodcraft tomorrow to get some little box hinges and brass box feet, so I will see if they have some high grit I can throw in the cart.

Thanks again for all the suggestions, I can't wait to try them out!!

Craig

Did you check auto stores?? surly they will have 1000-1200 grit papers there for auto paint finishing.

Doug Fletcher

[c6craig]

Not a bad idea...if I crap out at Woodcraft I will try there. I prefer to give my business to local woodworking shops whenever I can. Anything to help keep them around, plus I never leave Woodcraft without at least a few things not on my list ;)

Craig

[mtylerfl]

Did you check auto stores?? surly they will have 1000-1200 grit papers there for auto paint finishing.

Doug Fletcher

Good suggestion - I know our local Auto Zone has those grits. Seems like I recall they went as fine as an 1800 grit - I think an old T-shirt would be more abrasive than that though!

[fwharris]

I was surfing and found this on polishing/finishing of acrylics and remembered this post. Not even sure how good a deal this is.

http://www.solidsurface.com/adhesives

[c6craig]

Thanks FWHarris!

I was able to find wet/dry sandpaper sheets in 400,600,800 and 1200 grit at Woodcraft and picked up a small orbital buffer for finishing it up with a touch of car wax.

If this doesn't work out I will definitely pick up one of those kits.

Thanks,
Craig

[fwharris]

Craig,

I bet what you picked up should do the job. That kit looks a little pricey and the tips the other guys posted should do the job..

[hess]

Thanks FWHarris!

I was able to find wet/dry sandpaper sheets in 400,600,800 and 1200 grit at Woodcraft and picked up a small orbital buffer for finishing it up with a touch of car wax.

If this doesn't work out I will definitely pick up one of those kits.

Thanks,
Craig

I do lots of corian lots sand we to 16 to 3000 dependong then usr one novus plastic polish you can also use what biker use called plezus for plastc works great

place it on a pad and trun the RPM up to 25 to 3 and let her rock and rook will shine and last long

I buy my cotian from Bruchfild here on line mmuucchh lllleeessss

[c6craig]

Awesome, I have a couple cans of Plexus for my sportbike, I will use that.

I'm afraid I am only going to wet sand up to 1200 though as thats what I could find. I hope thats enough.

i will try it out in the next few days and se how it looks.

Thanks,
Craig

[hess]

Awesome, I have a couple cans of Plexus for my sportbike, I will use that.

I'm afraid I am only going to wet sand up to 1200 though as thats what I could find. I hope thats enough.

i will try it out in the next few days and se how it looks.

Thanks,
Craig

Craig

after reading my last post I need stop sending reply's after medication time.lol

Anyway if you have a way to secure the part take a buffer hand held and use some fine 3M compound and buff the snot out of it will do better than the micro sanding just dont melt it