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   SteveSchoene | Nov 29, 2005 07:45am | #1

   I've not tried thinning Deft for wiping, though it probably works rather like padding shellac.  Probably varies a lot depending on the solvent used.  But I think it makes more sense to learn to brush the lacquer for a faster build.  It dries so quickly that you don't gather much dust waiting for it to dry.  As with all finishing, there is only one way to tell--try it on a cabinet sized piece.  One caveat--wiping the finish on means more, thinner coats to achieve the same end.  Means breathing in more of lacquer solvents unless you are properly protected.  Personally, I'd want to use a brush.  (Or spray, which is how lacquer is meant to be applied.) 

    

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   Kevin | Nov 30, 2005 06:10pm | #2

   I have tried padding lacquer and it does work. Not sure I'd want to use that as a finish technique on a large piece, though. I had some finished drawers about a year ago which had been damaged on the top edge in a few places. Padding lacquer on was an easy way to refinish just that one edge using the same finish that was already on the rest of the drawer and without having to mask anything off. It worked very well. Although, as you noted, it did take a number of coats to build it up to match the existing finish.