Tim Becker
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Registered: 11/13/02
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Loc: Vail, Arizona
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For years I've sprayed lacquer on just about everything I made. I had some figured cottonwood that I drug out of the barn and made a shadowbox out of it. It was threatening rain and I needed to get it done inside so I used wiping varnish.
Brings out the grain, no plastic look, you just want to touch it. On the down side it takes longer but is worth the wait. I'll be using this a lot more from now on especially with darker or figured wood.
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Richard D.
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Registered: 01/28/07
Posts: 6366
Loc: Los Angeles
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This forum has had a lot of "discussions" between spraying lacquer and wiping varnish enthusiasts lately. Some of the finishing pros like to point out that wiping varnish would never be used in a professional setting and some others point to a lack of durability compared to a shellac finish.
What you have discovered is the main reason I use it for certain projects and that is the tactile quality of something that will be touched, like a rocking chair. The ease of use and that it's really hard to mess up a project using the wiping varnish make it very popular for hobbiests.
If you mention mixing your own combination you will be in for another "discussion".
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Edited by Richard D. (07/09/12 09:36 AM)
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Howard Acheson
Registered: 08/07/01
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Loc: Southport, NC USA
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I think the discussions have centered on wiping varnish, not wiping lacquer. Every professional finish repairer or restorer I know will use wipe on lacquer. It's called padding and is a long time used technique to repair a finish. Padding is also a technique used to apply and repair shellac finishes.
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Richard D.
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Registered: 01/28/07
Posts: 6366
Loc: Los Angeles
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I typed wiping "lacquer" instead of "varnish" by mistake. Fixt it. For a minute there I thought it was pretty early for martinis until I realized my mistake.
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Howard Acheson
Registered: 08/07/01
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Loc: Southport, NC USA
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>>>> For a minute there I thought it was pretty early for martinis until I realized my mistake.
Is it ever too early for martinis? 
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JR1
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Loc: Teller country, Co, USA
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If its martinis you are lucky for me its usually allergy meds 
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Tim Becker
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Registered: 11/13/02
Posts: 40784
Loc: Vail, Arizona
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I plan on making my own next time when this can runs out. 2 - 1 ratio of mineral spirits to polyurethane.
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badwhiskey
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Registered: 01/28/00
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Loc: Upstate, NY
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Add a little BLO if you want to enhance the grain, and don't mind a bit of ambering.
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Tim Becker
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Registered: 11/13/02
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Loc: Vail, Arizona
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I BLO it first, the wiping varnish is the finish coat/s and it masks the smell of the BLO.
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