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   Michael_Richwine | Mar 15, 2001 05:47am | #1

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   Walt,

   Catalyzed lacquer is a bit of overkill for residential paneling, but it will work just fine. Most of them rate very high for durability. You can have problems if you put too much on. 3 coats total, or 5 dry mils of film build is a common rule of thumb.

   I never heard of "poly lacquer" either. I imagine he was talking about polyurethane, which dries slow, generates sticky overspray when sprayed, and, to me, doesn't look very good. But it does wear well.

   Other than catalyzed lacquer, an acrylic modified nitrocellulose lacquer, or a "water clear" C A B lacquer, or some of the better waterborne lacquers will give good service in your application. I stay away from cheaper nitrocellulose lacquers because I have seen too many of them that have not performed well over the years.

   If your finisher does not have even this basic knowledge, you might want to interview some more. I tell my customers what the choices are and how they perform relative to each other, show them samples for approval, and guarantee a certain level of performance.

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   Walt_Pollard | Mar 18, 2001 10:32pm | #2

   *Michael:Thanks for your reply...it is very helpful. I will have a second conversation with him to find out what he meant by "poly" lacquer...I wanted to make sure that it was not something common that I just had never heard of for some reason. Best regards, Walt

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   scott_murray | Mar 22, 2001 11:01am | #3

   *I work in Japan and sometimes spray a two part poly product for table tops. It sure smells alot like lacquer (how's that for a qualified answer) not like poly. Obviously since it's two part, it's catalized, but it's not at all like any poly I've ever used before.It uses a special thinner for thinning, but cleans up with lacquer thinner. After it dries, lacquer thinner won't cut the finish like regular lacquer. The brand is Washin, which I don't think is carried in the States. All said, I'd be curious too what is meant by "poly" lacquer.