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ANTIQUE FURNITURE RESTORATION DISCUSSION BOARD
Posted By: Greg Scholl <beatkat@adelphia.net> (ct-waterbury1b-56.wtrbct.adelphia.net)
In Response To: Re: Scratches in Mahogany - lacquer????? (Joanne)
Date: 1/1/5 12:43
Most factory furnishings from that era used nitrocellulose lacquer...varnish, while a good choice for many furnishings, doesn't work well in a factory setting...lacquer pieces can go through the whole finishing process from bare wood to topcoat in a matter of hours, and they were speed dried in heated chambers on the assembly line...a good varnish finish takes several days to complete and thoroughly cure...causing the process to come to a grinding halt,some use of catalyzed varnishes in the industry exists..but I believe the technology arrived later than the 40's.. Drexel is still in business I believe, and I bet they could tell you the original finish on the pieces you have, it's possible they used some varnish finishes on certain pieces....but I doubt it....nowadays they're using high tech UV cured finishes and melamines that cure even faster, the disadvantages to these finishes is a lack of gloss and repairability...chinese import stuff like Bombay and Pier 1 chinese furniture uses these finishes...and many more large companies are movint towards the high tech finishes...most pianos now are done in polyester, and many other instruments as well..
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