Mickguard Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 I was looking at cans of clear coat today (yeah, I know, what a thrill-filled life I lead). Some of the cans were clearly marked as acrylic, some were marked as glycero-based, but there was a set of cans marked as 'synthetic resin' --is that nitro? (I believe the Dutch was kunstharlack or something like that). No other information was given on the can, although I think it mentioned that it contained acetone (well, one of the cans did, I just don't remember which one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rahimiiii Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 I bought this can that says Synthetic Resin, Toulene, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, and Nitrocellouse... I dont know what synthetic resin is, I would guess it could be acrylic resin, it could be plasticizers to reduce/eliminate checking... I would guess the manufacturer (if they can be contacted) would know... One thing I do notice is that nitrocellouse lacquer is either yellow or light brown/amber in color... acrylic lacquer tends to be crystal clear... or am I wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 nitro is clear... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 nitro is clear... Maybe in Texas it is, but not here, my goat tipping friend. Every can of nitro lac I've ever bought (and that's a lot )...is yellow (some may call it amber). Never had a clear can. Ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 hmm...the deft nitro i put on my white vee(as a clear coat) is still very much clear.i used about 5 cans of it. only experience i ever had with it though.maybe i have jut not looked at it closely enough in natural light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rahimiiii Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 hmm...the deft nitro i put on my white vee(as a clear coat) is still very much clear.i used about 5 cans of it. only experience i ever had with it though.maybe i have jut not looked at it closely enough in natural light. I used deft before... it is amber colored in the can. If you spray it on its going to look clear... I think I did read somewhere that nitrocellouse is always yellowish colored liquid and acrylic is water clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted January 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 Well, after looking around some more, I don't think 'synthetic resin' is nitro, it's a different formulation. But I think I've finally found aerosol cans of nitro, and even nitro sealer ...Paris place ...typical French, they don't actually post their prices. They also don't give any brand names. Now I have to find paint that works with these... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikhailgtrski Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 Every can of nitro lac I've ever bought (and that's a lot )...is yellow (some may call it amber). True dat. Behlen's says "pale yellow nitrocellulose lacquer" right on the tin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 I didn't mean the color of it on the guitar, I meant when you look into the gallon can of lacquer, it's amber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 I didn't mean the color of it on the guitar, I meant when you look into the gallon can of lacquer, it's amber gotcha...that explains it.i have never seen it in a can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted January 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 I'm still trying to figure out what I'm looking at...I was looking at another brand today, this one was labeled (not on the can, on the shelf) as nitro-cellulose. It was also marked as containing acetone . Unfortunately they were selling 150 ml for 7.50 euros! Can I assume that, if a can is marked as containing acetone, that it's a nitro-cellulose paint/varnish? Because none of the cans I'm seeing is marked as nitro (although some clearly point out that they're acrylic or glycero) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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