I'm look for some infomation about new water based top coats until now I have used Lacquer with rubed finishes.
I'm wondering if the water based products would be hard enough for rubing up to a high gloss finish.
Mark
I'm look for some infomation about new water based top coats until now I have used Lacquer with rubed finishes.
I'm wondering if the water based products would be hard enough for rubing up to a high gloss finish.
Mark
I buy this direct from the manufacturer, and they will do custom mixes as well. I polishes well, but I have to admit I rub on a coat of gunstock finish [Tru Oil] at the very end to bring out the color.
Mark, there are some very good water borne finishes available today; some even have properties that make lacquer desirable, like burn-in. These finishes are available from many of the same companies you've probably purchased lacquer from as well as companies that specialize in water borne finishes, such as Target Coatings. (I like and use their products, particularly their Oxford USL--in fact, I sprayed some today) The current and growing crop of VOC regulations has really helped bring more and more quality water borne products to the market as of late so don't hesitate to try them. And yes, many of them can be rubbed out once they cure appropriately. (Pretty much all water borne products are acrylics of various formulations that provide certain desirable properties for a given finish product)
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Go check out the Target finishing forum (through their website) and you will get a ton of info on water base finishes.
After using a fair amount of both pre-cat solvent lacquer and USL from Target I am sold on water base finishes. Maybe there are some advantages to solvent base but not from any area I can see. If there is it would have to be in a large commercial setting.
I have some steps for a loft bed (hangs from the ceiling) that are several years old and used (obviously) nearly ever day that are finished with Target USL and I still don't see any wear on the treads. USL isn't even the "tough" finish of the line.
Joe
JC Custom WoodWorks
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+ 1 on Target Coatings. Great products
+1 for Target. Jerry Work has an article out there that really goes into depth on their products and talks a little about rubbing them out to gloss. I have used USL, their CV and their new product Hybrvar and they all perform extremely well. Of all of them I think USL is my favorite.
Most waterborne acrylic finishes cure quite hard. However, while they dry tack-free within a hour, they continue to cure over a 2-4 week period. For the best rubout, wait until the finish has fully cured.
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