Lacquer
11/29/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield
Lacquer – toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts
Lacquer is a solvent-based protective coating created by mixing nitrocellulose or resin in volatile solvents. The name of this opaque finish is derived from “lac”, the sticky, resinous substance excreted by the lac insect. Unlike shellac however, lacquer – that is, true or Asian lacquer – is actually harvested from the resin of the Chinese […]
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