Between projects I pulled out the can of brush on lacquer I picked up about
a month ago. I brushed it on some scrap white oak and put on several coats
over a few days. I was showing it to a coworker since it really looked good
and he asked how tough it was, I wasn't sure. Anyway he scratched right
through it with his fingernail. Is this normal? did I do something wrong? I
know some places use this for kitchen cabinets and you'd think it would be
tougher then that.
Thanks

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Mike S.
Cape Girardeau, Mo.

http://members.tripod.com/n0yii/woodworking.htm

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Between projects I pulled out the can of brush on lacquer I picked up
about a month ago. I brushed it on some scrap white oak and put on several
coats over a few days. I was showing it to a coworker since it really
looked good and he asked how tough it was, I wasn't sure. Anyway he
scratched right through it with his fingernail. Is this normal? did I do
something wrong? I know some places use this for kitchen cabinets and
you'd think it would be tougher then that.
Thanks

--
Mike S.
Cape Girardeau, Mo.

http://members.tripod.com/n0yii/woodworking.htm

I can tell you that normal spray on lacquer is brittle, so not so tough, but
it's brittle because it's hard. Something must have been wrong with either
the lacquer or the application method.

"Mike S." wrote in message
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Between projects I pulled out the can of brush on lacquer I picked up
about
a month ago. I brushed it on some scrap white oak and put on several coats
over a few days. I was showing it to a coworker since it really looked
good
and he asked how tough it was, I wasn't sure. Anyway he scratched right
through it with his fingernail. Is this normal? did I do something wrong?
I
know some places use this for kitchen cabinets and you'd think it would be
tougher then that.
Thanks


Lacquer is brittle - not tough.
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-Mike-

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says...
Between projects I pulled out the can of brush on lacquer I picked up about
a month ago. I brushed it on some scrap white oak and put on several coats
over a few days. I was showing it to a coworker since it really looked good
and he asked how tough it was, I wasn't sure. Anyway he scratched right
through it with his fingernail. Is this normal? did I do something wrong? I
know some places use this for kitchen cabinets and you'd think it would be
tougher then that.
Thanks




I don't know how long it was between application and scratching but
lacquer does take awhile to fully cure. As for using it on cabinets,
cabinet doors and sides do not normally get a lot of use that would
cause scratching. When they do get marred lacquer is easier to repair
then a varnish.



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MikeG
Heirloom Woods
www.heirloom-woods.net

It takes time for finishes to cure and as some say "rock up" and
become hard. Give it a few weeks and retry.

On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 04:00:23 GMT, "Mike S."
wrote:

Between projects I pulled out the can of brush on lacquer I picked up about
a month ago. I brushed it on some scrap white oak and put on several coats
over a few days. I was showing it to a coworker since it really looked good
and he asked how tough it was, I wasn't sure. Anyway he scratched right
through it with his fingernail. Is this normal? did I do something wrong? I
know some places use this for kitchen cabinets and you'd think it would be
tougher then that.
Thanks

Thanks for all the info. I did google first but didn't find a answer to this
question.
Again thanks.
--
Mike S.
Cape Girardeau, Mo.

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wrote in message
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It takes time for finishes to cure and as some say "rock up" and
become hard. Give it a few weeks and retry.

On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 04:00:23 GMT, "Mike S."
wrote:

Between projects I pulled out the can of brush on lacquer I picked up
about
a month ago. I brushed it on some scrap white oak and put on several coats
over a few days. I was showing it to a coworker since it really looked
good
and he asked how tough it was, I wasn't sure. Anyway he scratched right
through it with his fingernail. Is this normal? did I do something wrong?
I
know some places use this for kitchen cabinets and you'd think it would be
tougher then that.
Thanks

Mike, the lac won't reach full hardness for many weeks. I did a scratch
test on some lac and was disappointed in the results. I scratched the
sample again a couple weeks later; still not great. Now, more than 2
months later, that sample is damn hard to scratch with a fingernail.
But it still isn't the must durable finish you can apply. C-V will beat
easily beat lacquer if you are spraying a table top and need the utmost
in scratch resistance.

David

Mike S. wrote:
Between projects I pulled out the can of brush on lacquer I picked up about
a month ago. I brushed it on some scrap white oak and put on several coats
over a few days. I was showing it to a coworker since it really looked good
and he asked how tough it was, I wasn't sure. Anyway he scratched right
through it with his fingernail. Is this normal? did I do something wrong? I
know some places use this for kitchen cabinets and you'd think it would be
tougher then that.
Thanks