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Furniture Finishing
While it is most economical to use the tinting colors for the lacquer enamel, if one has sufficient work of this kind, he can use selected tube colors ground in japan and mix with the lacquer enamel or clear lacquer to obtain the correct match for patching all lacquer enamel finishes or polychrome finishes decorated with lacquer enamel.
STIPPLED FINISHES
Sometimes it is only necessary to soften the coating and restipple a finish that has been roughed up or damaged. If the coating is enamel, an amalgamating liquid can be sprayed or brushed lightly over the surface to be patched and allowed to set almost dry. If the finish is shaded, a spirit stain in liquid, previously prepared, can be sprayed over the spot with a mouthspray, or hand-spray for larger surfaces, and then stippled with a brush just before it dries hard. The same results can be had on all lacquered surfaces, and if the amalgamater does not soften the lacquer sufficiently, add a small amount of thinner to it and proceed to repair as above.
BAKED ENAMEL FINISHES
The fact that these finishes are baked and very hard does not present any great obstacle in repairing. White spirit enamel is ideal for patching the white or any colored enamel surface as this material with tinting colors can always be obtained. The only possible objection to the white spirit enamel is that it may discolor with age, whereas the baked enamel will remain about the same in appearance. The white lacquer enamel perhaps is best for the extremely white finishes, and will perhaps stand heat or water better on some pieces. The spirit enamel must be applied with a penciling brush and applied one coat over the other until the spot is filled, and then sanded down and frenched with some frenching material on the rubber to bring out a high gloss. The lacquer enamel is applied in the same way and can be polished in the same manner or with a polish prepared for acquer. Cement should never be burned into these places, as it will only break out at the slightest touch. It does not adhere to a baked surface as it does to a regular finish.
