On Tue, 10 Dec 2002, Peter Davidoff wrote:
>
>
> Jeff
> You need to determine whether it has been
> finished with
> Varnish
> Lacquer, or
> Shellac
>
Varnish...or so both local and net lore says.
> My Kodak 2D was finished in shellac. When I refinished
> it I cleaned up the wood, mixed a fresh batch of shellac, and
> added 3 coats, then a coating of wax.
>
> I believe I can provide some tests to determine if the finish
> is Lacquer or Shellac. If it is a varnish, it is harder to tell
> what type... Of course, someone or literature may tell what
> was used for a finish.
I dropped it in the lap of the head of our model shop..he says
varnish, and probably not polyurathane.
jeff
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