This is one of my first attempts at re-lacquering a Watson Praxis. The old lacquer was almost non-existant so I stripped it off using ammoniated cleaner (nasty stinky stuff), then sanded, polished and grained the tube before applying lacquer.
The lacquer is a turmeric and shellac based lacquer. It’s okay but I feel it needs to be tougher than it is. It doesn’t look like it will last 100 years. This week I shall be trying to perfect my lacquer recipe by adding some resins, wish me luck!
Re-lacquering of Watson Praxis Tube
Comments on: "My first attempts at lacquering" (1)
Very impressive, the recipe ingredients sound exotic!
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