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Does anyone know what shelf life can be expected of lacquer? I just finished some baltic birch boxes (no stain) with some sherwin williams, water white nitrocellulose lacquer that had been stored for 3 years. The lacquer and its sanding sealer were tightly sealed and stored in heated shop. The humidity was very high the day the boxes were sprayed. used plenty of retarder thinner. The product performed great just like I remembered. The only problem is the smell. brought the boxes into the basement after they dried (sprayed outside)and they stunk up the whole house. put them out on the front porch and I could smell them coming in from work this evening. It’s only been since Sunday but I don’t remember an entire set of kitchen cabinets smelling this bad. hope my project isn’t ruined.
Any advice?
Posted this on someone elses thread by mistake…….sorry
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Sandy,
*Recommended shelf life- 1 year. I've seen it last longer, but it's a definite risk to store the stuff longer, especially in the conditions you describe. I'm told that long storage, and then usage can lead to cracking or crazing, and for the life of me I can't recall why, but the tech reps at my source assure me this is a likely failing.
*The stink is probably because you loaded the stuff with retarder, and this has slowed down the full cure time to weeks rather than days. Eventually, the stuff will cure fully. Be careful of doing anything that might cause imprinting.
*You might also check out this recent thread. < Obsolete Link > Soft Lacquer.
*Sliante, RJ.
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