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   roland_johnson | Oct 27, 2008 08:02pm | #1

   Stains use a binder to hold the pigment in place on the surface of the board; the lacquer is simply dissolving the binder allowing the pigment to combine with the lacquer or move onto the brush. The only way to use lacquer over such a heavily pigmented stain is to spray it on. If you don't have a compressor and spray equipment, rattle-cans of clear lacquer can do a fine job of coating that dark ebony stain.

   Roland J.

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   peter28 | Oct 28, 2008 01:23am | #2

   Hi Roland,

   Between you and Rob A I can sit back and enjoy.

   PG

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   peter28 | Oct 28, 2008 03:01am | #3

   fw,

   What you did was inhibit the the penetration of the stain by putting the 5050 washcoat on. That type of product is meant to penetrate not sit on the sealed surface. The pigment is sitting right there on the surface and the solvent in the lacquer had an easy time activating it and removing it.

   If you can give it a mist coat of lacquer from an aerosol can or spray gun(as Roland said) after you've stained it, you may just be able to lock it down. Once it is sealed in you can then lay more lacquer on as required.

   Another possibility is to use a light coat of shellac. You also need to use a light touch here as the alcohol in the shellac can have the same effect.

   Just remember when brushing lacquer; it is not like a varnish that produces layers of finish. The lacquer and shellac melt or burn into itself with each application. When you apply it by brush don't over brush it. Lay down a thin coat with as little brush work as possible.

   Good luck.

   Peter 

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   fw | Oct 30, 2008 12:16am | #4

   thankyou !