"I can't believe it's not lacquer" is staying sticky

[Bakersdozen]

Just wondering @ThatCluelessGerman if your applying it in complete absence of UV light before you are trying to cure it once coated? I'm sure you are, but just a thought.

[ThatCluelessGerman]

Just wondering @ThatCluelessGerman if your applying it in complete absence of UV light before you are trying to cure it once coated? I'm sure you are, but just a thought.

Hmmm, good question. I apply it on my working desk, which is shaded from the enclosures of my printers and CNC router. The window is about 3 meters away. I don't close the blinds, though, but the sponge I use to apply is sitting there on my desk for a few days now and it's still wet.

But what I just observed is that thick coats seem to dry much better than thin coats. A paradox, actually. I used to wipe on quite thin coats (like with the wipe on poly), but today, it's sunny (though still cold) and I was in the mood for experiments. So I slathered on a pretty generous coat, left it in the sun to cure and it is already rock hard 5 minutes later AND NOT STICKY! It feels like a glass coat.
I think I'll level that later and then decide if it needs another thick coat.

PS: Simon, it self levels quite well if you HEAT it first, do not chill it! If you warm it up, it gets thinner and flows more easily. I use a heatgun for it, only heat it up a little, to like 40° or something.