Finishing - Ray's Wood Signs

Spraying

1. Sanding sealers
   • Before - make sure moisture content is low enough
   • Spray (or brush) the front face before carving
   • If wood has loose grain or divets use two coats
   • Let dry completely before carving
2. Ink / primer

   Only a light coat is needed. Do NOT OVERSPRAY

   • Assumes edges are profiled and painted
   • Top at an angle
   • Bottom at an angle
   • Check it over carefully for lightest areas
3. Final finishes

   Completely seal up the sign

   • Spray the back first

   Turn over and set on painters points or tacking strips

   • Spray the edges next
   • Spray the front
   • When completely dry apply the next coat
   • Make 3 - 4 coats

   Before the last coat lightly sand with 220 to remove raised spots

   • Complete the last coat

   When dry apply your label or rubber stamp ID @ contact info to the back

Sanding

Do not run signs through any style of planer! It causes edge chip-outs and planes all surfaces evenly. Surfaces can be adjusted with a sander.

1. Surface best side only to save thickness
2. Reduces the width of the final cut lines

Carving too shallow shows up here 1st

3. 50 grit across grain to remove most ink
4. 50 grit across the grain on back to smooth it out.
5. Go with the grain removing more ink with 80 grit
6. Follow up with the grain with 120 grit
7. Bleeding ink
   • Use blade tip for surface checks that bleed ink
   • Scrape out ink and sand smooth