Thread: Pair of small coffee tables

Actually, I generally prefer cabriole legs with "slipper" feet, like the one in the pic.

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Originally Posted by John Samuel

Yes ... NC lacquer with a 50% gloss level.

What compressor & spray gun do you use for spraying the lacquer?

Originally Posted by EagerBeaver71

What compressor & spray gun do you use for spraying the lacquer?

Both are Renegade ... which I think is a Trade Tools name. I certainly bought both at Trade Tools.

Bought over 20 years ago. The compressor is the biggest single phase model they sold at the time. Spray guns gobble up air very quickly.

I love lacquer to death. It is so forgiving (easy to fix after a stuff-up). It never leaves a witness line. It does not require sanding between coats. It flashes off quickly and dries quickly. It can be hand rubbed and polished to a mirror finish. After many years I can bring a piece back into the workshop, clean it up, touch up/seal any bare areas with an artists brush and then apply a couple of coats of lacquer ... all in an hour or two. A piece that came back because it was monstered, beaten and chewed by urchins goes back looking like new ... or very close to looking like new.

I very much like the silver ash for furniture.

Pity it is as rare as rocking horse teeth.

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Originally Posted by John Samuel

Both are Renegade ... which I think is a Trade Tools name. I certainly bought both at Trade Tools.

I've got a 30 litre Blackridge compressor and two cheap spray guns. Would it be possible to get decent results with that?.

Originally Posted by John Samuel

I love lacquer to death. It is so forgiving (easy to fix after a stuff-up). It never leaves a witness line. It does not require sanding between coats. It flashes off quickly and dries quickly. It can be hand rubbed and polished to a mirror finish.

What lacquer do you use and where do you get it from?. Do you know of any decent rattle can lacquers?.

Originally Posted by EagerBeaver71

I've got a 30 litre Blackridge compressor and two cheap spray guns. Would it be possible to get decent results with that?.

What lacquer do you use and where do you get it from?. Do you know of any decent rattle can lacquers?.

My compressor delivers 240 litres per minute, and that has always been plenty. The Blackridge delivers 180 litres per minute, and my guess is that this would likely be enough for most jobs ... but I am no expert. Suggest you ask the place where you bought it whether it is suitable for spraying.

Can't speak for your spray guns ... just don't know. However, I am using a 2 mm nozzle, which works.

I get my lacquer from Mirotone in 20 litre drums, but think they also sell 4 litre cans. Have not come across lacquer in a rattle can, but it's possible. Have come across a couple of "clear finishes" in rattle cans over the years, but they were quite soft and lacked durability. However, there may be good rattle can finishes out there that I don't know about.

EagerBeaver71

It's a shame you don't live in Brisbane. You could drop into my workshop and hopefully pick up a few clues about the use of lacquer.

Nonetheless, you are in a big city, Melbourne, which must have more than a few woodies spraying lacquer. I'll bet they include blokes who would be happy to provide you with guidance.

I was self-taught spraying lacquer, and recall the old axiom that the self-taught always have a fool for a student and an idiot for a teacher. Far better to get some guidance if you can.