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  2. Shellac - Wikipedia

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    Shellac dissolved in alcohol, typically more dilute than as used in French polish, is now commonly sold as "sanding sealer" by several companies. It is used to seal wooden surfaces, often as preparation for a final more durable finish; it reduces the amount of final coating required by reducing its absorption into the wood. [citation needed]

  3. Wood finishing - Wikipedia

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    Difficult. All saturated wood needs to be removed (planing/sanding/scraping) Cures hard and matte, can be buffed to a satin sheen. Alkyd varnish: Not as transparent as lacquer, yellowish/orange tint, pops grain. Good protection, also available with UV resistance Durable Relatively safe once VOCs evaporate, uses petroleum based solvents Moderate.

  4. Lacquer - Wikipedia

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    Lacquer dish with Chinese character for longevity, mid 16th century Maki-e sake bottle with Tokugawa clan's mon, Japan, Edo period Lacquer plate, Nam Định province, Vietnam, Nguyễn dynasty Lacquer is a type of hard and usually shiny coating or finish applied to materials such as wood or metal.

  5. Lacquerware - Wikipedia

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    The oldest lacquer tree found is from the Jōmon period in Japan, 12600 years ago. [1] [2] The oldest lacquerware in the world, burial ornaments which were created in 9th millennium B.C., were unearthed in early Jomon period tombs, at the Kakinoshima site in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.

  6. Zinc stearate - Wikipedia

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    Zinc stearate is a "zinc soap" that is widely used industrially. In this context, soap is used in its formal sense, a metal salt of a fatty acid: in this case stearic acid.It is a white solid that repels water.

  7. Japanese lacquerware - Wikipedia

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    Writing lacquer box with Irises at Yatsuhashi, by Ogata Kōrin, Edo period (National Treasure) Inro in maki-e lacquer, Edo period, 18th century. Lacquerware (漆器, shikki) is a Japanese craft with a wide range of fine and decorative arts, as lacquer has been used in urushi-e, prints, and on a wide variety of objects from Buddha statues to bento boxes for food.

  8. Sandpaper - Wikipedia

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    Examples of sanding discs using a quick-change mounting system. A quick-change system is commonly used with disc-type coated abrasives. A plastic or metal hub is bonded to one of the faces, which is threaded. This then mates directly to the sander or angle grinder or to a mandrel that can be mounted in a sander, grinder, or drill. The advantage ...

  9. Seam sealant - Wikipedia

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    Seam sealing was already performed manually successfully for preventing perforation corrosion in the 1980s. [1] Today used in the OEM automotive industry primarily for the purpose of seals against air leaks and to waterproof sheetmetal overlaps that occur in the assembly of a vehicle.