You'll often hear debate about which chemical finishing product is superior: polyurethane or lacquer. Certainly, each finish possesses its own advantages and disadvantages, which I'll outline below to ...

If the car is finally ready to spray, it should look like this, disassembled, bodyworked, primered, block-sanded. The first step is to blow all dust off the car and out of every crevice. Do this ...

I was having a conversation with one of my customers about spraying a conversion varnish (Krystal, from M.L. Campbell) and the problems he was having with getting it to lay down nicely after it was ...

In my first two blogs, I discussed that lacquer thinner is actually a combination of different chemicals. These chemicals fall into two categories. They can be diluent solvents and, thus, dilute the ...

How to Use Them Properly in Painting Projects at Home Reviewed by Johnathan Brewer Lacquer thinner and paint thinner are powerful thinners and solvents for oil-based paints, lacquers, stains, and ...