guitman32 Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 I purchased this Minwax Sanding Sealer, and was wondering if anyone here knows if it can be used with nitro? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 What you've got there is intended for use under polyurethane only. In all probability one oftwo things will happen, or maybe both. The lacquer won't adhere decently or it will make the sealer scruch up to what is called a typewriter finish, for those of you old enough to remember typewriters. Bad bad things both. Get some regular lacquer based sanding sealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitman32 Posted May 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Thanks for the heads up Doc! I decided to test it just for fun, so I applied some Minwax S+S to a piece of scrap and let it dry for about 4 hours. I then sprayed a relatively thick coat of Reranch nitro satin clear I had laying around, and this morning there seems to be no adverse reactions. I agree that it would still be wise to err on the side of caution, so I think I will go with a lacquer based s+s. On another note, I am totally sick of mail ordering my lacquers...too much time and money. Does anyone have any ideas for local sources of lacquer based suppplies? I tried the big stores and a couple of smaller hardware shops , and no dice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mledbetter Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Thanks for the heads up Doc! I decided to test it just for fun, so I applied some Minwax S+S to a piece of scrap and let it dry for about 4 hours. I then sprayed a relatively thick coat of Reranch nitro satin clear I had lying around, and this morning there seems to be no adverse reactions. I agree that it would still be wise to err on the side of caution, so I think I will go with a lacquer based s+s. On another note, I am totally sick of mail ordering my lacquers...too much time and money. Does anyone have any ideas for local sources of lacquer based suppplies? I tried the big stores and a couple of smaller hardware shops , and no dice. ← Well Re-Ranch is your best source for tinted, guitar specific colors in lacquer, but if you have a woodcraft anywhere around you can pick up Behlen jet spray, which are nitro based shaders in rattle can form. You can get Deft nitro clear in rattlecans from there, and Lowes generally carries Deft as well. Some folks have found it at walmart, but I have never seen at my local walmart. Deft and Behlen both make fairly easy to get spray cans of nitro product. Deft is clear only though. There may be some other brands but i'm not aware of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 I've got two suggestions. Get out your yellow pages and look up: 1) Automotive paint suppliers. They will have a whole bunch of the stuff that we use to do this stuff. Lacquer, Sandpaper, Gun stuff, etc. 2) Cabinet makers suppliers. They will sell stains and lacquer finishes specifically for wood. If you can't find these guys at first call a kitchen cabinet shop and see who they deal with. Most shops are run by friendly rednecks like me and are perfectly happy to steer you to a source. Where are you located? If you don't want to post it for all the world to see em me and I'll dig out some of my literature and see if I can steer you to a supplier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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