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Lacquer as Color Preserver
Posted by:
Gerald Guinn
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Date: October 11, 2010 11:06PM
Have recently gotten interested in finishing out bamboo rods and have found multiple suggestions to use lacquer as a color preserver. Tried some on a couple of wraps which resulted in near original color rendendition, but have not yet epoxied. Any experience/suggestions out there about lacquer CP? Re: Lacquer as Color Preserver
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
(Moderator)
Date: October 12, 2010 08:18AM
Lacquer CP used to be the primary type used for all threads and rods. But it can be unpredictable and can be subject to cracking and checking at a later date. This was the main reason that the acrylics eventually replaced the lacquer variety.
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Posted by:
Ken Preston
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Date: October 12, 2010 09:54AM
Personally I prefer the look of spar varnish over silk thread as I feel it is more in keeping with original look of the wraps on bamboo rods - it does darken a shade or two so if you want light colors you should either use a normal CP or a thread that is one/two shades lighter. Re: Lacquer as Color Preserver
Posted by:
rich margiotta
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Date: October 12, 2010 07:04PM
Many of the classic bamboo rodmakers used lacquer or shellac as the initial finish on threads. The need to preserve the spool color is a modern fetish -- the traditional makers worked with the color that emerged from various treatments (e.g., Payne, Leonard, Edwards, Powell, Thomas). Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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