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   KiddervilleAcres | Mar 04, 2008 10:45pm | #1

   Why would you want to put poly over laquer?

   Regards,

   Bob @ Kidderville Acres

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!

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   firemarshall | Mar 04, 2008 10:57pm | #2

     I`m not sure I do. I was just thinking how much easier it would be to use the wipe on poly on the side pieces of a set of end tables I built and keep using the laquer on the top and bottom shelf for the extra hardness.David

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   KiddervilleAcres | Mar 04, 2008 11:05pm | #3

   I guess what I was thinking is that you wanted to apply the poly over the laquer and couldn't understand why you would want to do that.

   Also, wouldn't the poly create a different color (not sure that's the right word) than the laquer?   Not sure that's what you're looking for.  Might want to try some samples before comitting to it.

   Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!

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   user-83153 | Mar 05, 2008 02:10am | #4

   David,

   You can put poly over lacquer. Whether that is advisable in this situation is another story. If you use poly on part of the project and lacquer on another you will get a different color to begin with and the color difference will probably increase with time.

   Why not just use a good varnish (as opposed to polyurethane) like Waterlox Original or Behlen's Rockhard on the entire piece. Both are tung oil based phenolic resin varnishes that are much harder than poly and are easier to repair, more UV resistant and have more clarity than poly. Waterlox is already a wiping varnish and Behlens can be thinned with mineral spirits to make a wiping varnish.

                      Rob

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   KiddervilleAcres | Mar 05, 2008 04:02am | #5

   Hi Rob,

   Right after I posted my response here I thought that shellac might be a good alternative.  I realize that matching colors might be an issue and we at this point don't know what laquer was used either.  Not sure if that would matter or not.

   What are your thoughts on this suggestion?  In reality if it were me I think would laquer the whole piece..............

   Regards,

   Bob @ Kidderville Acres

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!

   Edited 3/4/2008 8:03 pm ET by KiddervilleAcres

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   user-83153 | Mar 05, 2008 05:05am | #6

   Bob,

   I don't like the idea of mixing shellac and lacquer coats. The solvents of each will at least soften the other. Maybe I worry to much, but then again I don't really see a need to use them both on the same piece. To me they have similar qualities and application techniques, so I would just pick the one that suits the situation best.

   As far as the OP's question, I am now wondering why the poly would be easier to apply and how the lacquer was applied.

   Either way, unless I was trying for a specific effect I don't think I would finish different parts of the same piece with different finish.

                   Rob

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   firemarshall | Mar 05, 2008 06:12am | #7

     Thanks for the info.. I`m going laquer all the way. Like I said it was just an idea, and not a very good one at that.David

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   KiddervilleAcres | Mar 05, 2008 04:55pm | #8

   Rob,

   Sorry if I misled you with my question. 

   What I meant was using shellac on the other non laquer finished surfaces.  My thinking is that it would more closely look like the laquer finished sections and perhaps help to avoid color mismatches.

   Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!