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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Knoll on May 18, 2016, 10:57:11 am

Title: Have staves to seal? Make low grade lacquer from styrofoam
Post by: Knoll on May 18, 2016, 10:57:11 am

Have some styrofoam handy? Make your own sealer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6QsqAWf6hE

Title: Re: Have staves to seal? Make low grade lacquer from styrofoam
Post by: osage outlaw on May 18, 2016, 11:14:50 am

Hmmmm.  I need to find some styrofoam now.

Title: Re: Have staves to seal? Make low grade lacquer from styrofoam
Post by: ---GUTSHOT---> on May 18, 2016, 12:42:40 pm

That's cool thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: Have staves to seal? Make low grade lacquer from styrofoam
Post by: DC on May 18, 2016, 01:05:26 pm

I wonder if it would be just as easy to remove as shellac? Just use lacquer thinner instead of alcohol. The price of shellac has jumped noticeably in the last while. Out here in Smalltown Canada there is no place to recycle styrofoam. Using used lacquer thinner would be OK for the ends but I think I would want clean LT for sealing the back. Guess a guy has to try it and see.