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   peter28 | May 20, 2008 03:20pm | #1

   Lacquer should sand to a powder in 24 hours. I suspect the product you used is bad.

   What did you use? If it is a pre-cat it could have gone past it's prime. A regular nitro lacquer should not have this problem.

   How thick are the coats you sprayed?

   Any finish should sit at least a month prior to final rub out. However, it should not be balling up on you.

   Peter

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   flintboy | May 20, 2008 06:42pm | #2

   I used Deft gloss lacquer that I had purchased within a month of the time of used it. I sprayed three coats in a day about 2 hours apart. None of the coats where real heavy, just enough to give a wet coat but no runs or drips. I did thin the lacquer by adding 25% lacquer thinner I got from local home center.

    

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   peter28 | May 27, 2008 05:12pm | #3

   Hard to say, but the problem could be with the low quality thinner.

   It just sounds like the lacquer never cured which is very unusual for something like Deft.

   Any thoughts of stripping and refinishing?

   Peter

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   flintboy | May 28, 2008 05:58pm | #4

   hi peter

   I figure if the lacquer had not dryed by now it never would. So I am stripping it back to bare wood like you suggested. It will be a big job (47 drawer fronts) but I agree that is the only way to be sure that it is right.

   thanks for the help

   stan