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   Splintie | Feb 08, 2003 08:53am | #1

   What kind of lacquer did you use? If you answer "Deft", i want some sort of diagnostics prize. ;)

   Deft is not very sturdy in kitchen use. Early in my ww experience, i made bubinga cabinets for a house. They looked fine for a while, then started to show white spots in injury locations and where things spilled. I stripped them, then varnished; they are still nice several years later.

   I would venture the coats were too thick and the white lines are from excess lacquer sucking up into a fillet in the corners bet the panel and the frame. When the inevitable wood movement occurred, the fillet pulled and you see it as a white line if it splits, or as a "stretch mark". I fully finish my panels before gluing them up, then mask them off when i spray the frames to avoid this happening. Or you can set your panels in from the back. Or you can spray, carefully so as not to build up too much lacquer in the creases. 

   You could try laying down the lacquer again by spraying the panels in a flat orientation with lacquer thinner, but i doubt the problem would be fully solved and you would eventually have the same look again that you don't like now.

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   TomT226 | Feb 08, 2003 03:31pm | #2

   Splntie,

   You're 100% right about what happened to the doors. I use Deft semi-gloss a lot and always thin before spraying.

   I disagree with you about it's durability. I've got pieces of furniture and cabinets that are over 10 years old and don't have any damage.

   Deft should ONLY be used for vertical surfaces, not table tops where water could set and create white spots.

   Unlike most water based lacquers, it's easy to repair....