On 4/21/2012 4:03 PM, scott grandstaff wrote:
> On 4/21/2012 11:06 AM, scott grandstaff wrote:
>> Norm
>> I am still "on the fence".
>> Its not poly though.
>> I don't think real laq is softened by alcohol either?
>> So its probably shellac.
>>
>> Deft brushing lacquer is not lacquer! I don't know what it is, really. I
>> suspect automotive clear coat (acrylic enamel??) or similar.
>> But its no particle of traditional nitrocellulose laq, as in musical
>> instruments, whatever it is.
>>
>> Open the deft and open a can of laq and your nose will surely know!
>>
>> Both shellac and laq are naturals for repair, since either bonds to the
>> previous coats of itself, as if it was one.
>>
>> Its a little odd. You eyedropper or brush drop into the offending chasm,
>> then when set, sand off 80% of what you deposited
>> (it makes a wrinkly doughnut of finish all around the edge, most
>> irritatingly I might add)
>> taking wild care with the surface just adjacent.
>>
>> Then again. Sometimes 3 times to totally fill if the finish is deep.
>>
>> Pretty soon you can polish it back out bright and never know it was
>> there at all.
>>
>> I wasn't able to do this the first time, without trouble.
>> That's ok, there are always more coats possible.
>> yours Scott
>>
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Scott:
Interesting observations. I like the eyedropper trick!

I suspect the mfrs are all changing formulas to make their products more 
compliant with environmental & health regulations. LEED and all that. 
But Deft still recommends using lacquer thinners for clean-up, FWIW. I'm 
no chemist, but I had a quick look at the MSDS info for the Deft & 
Minwax products and they do seem rather different. In particular, the 
Deft lists nitrocellulose, whereas the Minwax doesn't. Conversely, the 
Minwax contains Acetone, and the Deft does not. Maybe it's the acetone 
you're missing in the Deft?
Don, looking for excuses to avoid doing taxes...
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