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2. French polish - Wikipedia

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   French polishing consists of applying many thin coats of shellac dissolved in denatured alcohol using a rubbing pad lubricated with one of a variety of oils. The rubbing pad is made of absorbent cotton or wool cloth wadding inside of a piece of fabric (usually soft cotton cloth) and is commonly referred to as a fad , [ 1 ] also called a rubber ...

3. Wood finishing - Wikipedia

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   Often, a final coat of wax is applied over the finish to add a degree of protection. French polishing is a finishing method of applying many thin coats of shellac using a rubbing pad, yielding a very fine glossy finish. Ammonia fuming is a traditional process for darkening and enriching the color of white oak.

4. Shellac - Wikipedia

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   These alternative products, however, must be applied over a stain if the user wants the wood to be coloured; clear or blonde shellac may be applied over a stain without affecting the colour of the finished piece, as a protective topcoat.

5. Varnish - Wikipedia

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   Varnish on wood stairs Varnished oak floor. Varnish is a clear transparent hard protective coating or film. It is not to be confused with wood stain. It usually has a yellowish shade due to the manufacturing process and materials used, but it may also be pigmented as desired. It is sold commercially in various shades.

6. Topcoat - Wikipedia

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   A transparent or translucent coat of paint or applied over the underlying material as a sealer Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Topcoat .

7. AOL reviewed: This Lands' End Coat is my favorite winter ...

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   This coat isn’t so long that I can’t wiggle my way up and down the platform stairs, but is also long enough to keep my core and upper thighs warm, which I find are the parts that matter most ...

8. Lacquer - Wikipedia

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   A Chinese six-pointed tray, red lacquer over wood, from the Song dynasty (960–1279), 12th–13th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Urushiol-based lacquers differ from most others, being slow-drying, and set by oxidation and polymerization, rather than by evaporation alone. The active ingredient of the resin is urushiol, a mixture of ...

9. 12 Holiday Recipes That Are So Worth The Extra Time And Effort

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   Fruitcake. Step one of a fruitcake is soaking pounds of dried fruit until it's plump and filled with bourbon. That takes up to 12 hours. Step two is simple: making and baking the loaves.