Lacquer is a versatile furniture end with many variations. Oriental craftspeople made it by dissolving tree sap in turpentine, while a modern version is made up of cellulose suspended from a solvent and dissolved in acid. While products that are two-part heal extra-hard an oil coating is deposited by water-based lacquers onto your own furniture. The best way to acquire a conventional lacquer finish would be to use a sprayable, non-curing product Even though you can decide on a product that is brushable. You can get results with an canned spray if you do not need to rent spray gear.
Strip the old finish off the furniture. It is best to begin with timber to get the best effects with lacquer. This may be a messy job, depending on the furniture along with the kind of finish on it. These containing acid are far safer and simpler to use, although strippers containing chloride work quickly and efficiently.
Sand the furniture. It is a good idea to sand since the quality of the finish affects when you’re lacquering a bit of furniture that is unfinished. Rough-sand using 100- and 120-grit sandpaper, with a palm sander if needed; then finish-sand using sandpaper, working the paper from the paper that is overburdened.
Establish a spray area. You need lots of venting to spray, so if at all possible it is best to work outside, but you want to be from direct sunlight and protected from wind. Start the windows, if you work inside or set an exhaust fan in the room in up. Always wear a respirator while spraying.
Seal the wood. This is an optional step, but it is recommended if you want the smoothest finish. Sanding sealer is lacquer mixed with zinc stearate, which provides it a soapy consistency which sands easily. Spray the sanding sealer with an aerosol can or air spray equipment. Lean the sanding sealer with approximately 10 to 30 per cent lacquer thinner Should you use a spray gun.
Scuff-sand the sanding sealer with 220-grit sandpaper. Since you’re sanding the end — and not the timber — you can sand with the grain, cross-grain or in a circular motion. Wipe off the dust using a rag when you’re done.
A topcoat of gloss or semi-gloss lacquer in an aerosol can or spray gear, if that. If using a spray gun, the lacquer about 20 to 40 per cent with lacquer thinner. Spray in a motion, overlapping by half of the spray pattern. Spray moving the gun from the perpendicular direction to help stop streaks after covering the outside.
Once it dries sand that the lacquer coating, which requires about 30 minutes to an hour. Clean off the dust and then spray . Repeat as many times as required to receive a satisfactory end one to three more times.