why did i ever varnish

[L.W. Baxter]

indoor furniture or trim? when i could have laquered.

ah, my wasted youth.

[TerryLL]

Re: why did i ever varnish

Water-based polyurethane brother.

[Paul Pless]

Re: why did i ever varnish

indoor furniture or trim? when i could have laquered.

ah, my wasted youth.

i love the smell of lacquer thinner in the morning

[Rich Jones]

Re: why did i ever varnish

A few years ago I discovered shellac as a great interior finish. I wouldn't use it for tabletops or floors but it's good elsewhere.

[TerryLL]

Re: why did i ever varnish

A few years ago I discovered shellac as a great interior finish. I wouldn't use it for tabletops or floors but it's good elsewhere.

I have used shellac 3-pound cut for table tops with no problem, with a bit of care.

[Paul Pless]

Re: why did i ever varnish

Water-based polyurethane brother.

wipe on wipe off

[L.W. Baxter]

Re: why did i ever varnish

Water-based polyurethane brother.

i am only interested if it is even faster and more forgiving than laquer. and gives a nice buzz.

[Canoeyawl]

Re: why did i ever varnish

I like lacquer and use it on everything, especially my machine table tops out in the shop.

(My favorite Lacquer for furniture is French polish, which can be tuned up in a few minutes)

You do have to provide protection for furniture that may/will be exposed to clueless fools with alcohol based drinks, and fookin potted plants...
Sample scraps of Marmoleum (or leather) cut into suitable sizes work pretty well. I used to keep a stack of cd's for that, but they've gone away.

[L.W. Baxter]

Re: why did i ever varnish

A few years ago I discovered shellac

man, you shoulda got a patent! imagine all the boat bucks...

[L.W. Baxter]

Re: why did i ever varnish

I like lacquer and use it on everything

i knew an older lady who was like that with frank's redhot.

[TerryLL]

Re: why did i ever varnish

i am only interested if it is even faster and more forgiving than laquer. and gives a nice buzz.

The water-based poly will not provide a buzz, but if you use it long enough you will get your best ever toe-curling headache.

Lacquer-brain is a well recognized affliction. There are programs ready to assist. Seek help before it's too late.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Re: why did i ever varnish

The water-based poly will not provide a buzz, but if you use it long enough you will get your best ever toe-curling headache.

Lacquer-brain is a well recognized affliction. There are programs ready to assist. Seek help before it's too late.

When I run a paint shop, there were these two young men that would soak their respirators in lacquer thinner at the start of the shift. They could paint, stay on their feet and always showed up for work.

[Paul Pless]

Re: why did i ever varnish

jesus

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Re: why did i ever varnish

I don't think Jesus had much to do with that, they both died really young, they would huff anything they thought would give them a buzz.

[Canoeyawl]

Re: why did i ever varnish

I worked part time in a shop doing motorcycle work when the first catalyzed automotive paints came on the market. The guys that were used to spraying lacquer (nitrocellulose) never bothered to wear a mask. One evening one of them spraying his own car project with the new sh!t and died between coats, the catalyzed paint kicking off in his lungs, slowly suffocating him with no cure...