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Old 04-22-2017, 09:52 PM
John Arnold John Arnold is offline
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FYI, Behlen lacquer is the same as Mohawk....Mohawk owns the name and uses it for retail sales. Mohawk is much cheaper than Behlen when ordered direct from the company.
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But I use a mix of the instrument lacquer and Mohawk (same company) Piano Lacquer, because I find the instrument lacquer somewhat over-plasticized.
A mix of 30% Piano Lacquer and 70% Stringed Instrument Lacquer seems to be a good ratio. Caleb Smith gave that formula to Mohawk, and you can now order it direct from Mohawk, using Caleb's name. Straight Piano Lacquer is very easy to work with, and builds quickly because of the high solids. But it is susceptible to cold checking and chipping because it hardens so much.
I also thin around 10% to 15%, using Mohawk reducer. I thin more when the temperature is cold, and less when it is hot.
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