1948 (TS-4H) Motorola VT71 restored!

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Originally Posted by Phil Nelson

If you have some spray lacquer left, try practicing on a junky piece of furniture. It's not a black art, or I wouldn't be able to do it respectably. To avoid runs, keep the spray moving and follow the directions about the correct distance to spray from. It's often better to apply two thin coats than one thick one.

I have never tried brushing lacquer, but my one experiment with brushing shellac left a lot of brush lines. Perhaps brush lacquer is mixed to dry a little slower than the spray stuff.

Phil

They claim it has a leveling agent and will leave no brush marks. I need to do some selective refinishing on upcoming projects and figured this was the way to go.

I've gone through a couple cans of spray lacquer while restoring two radios. The results were OK in the end, but I found it frustrating. I also had trouble if I put too light a coat on - the surface would be all rough. A couple times a few random large droplets spurted out of the spray can too.

I suppose I do need more practice.

What brand of spray do you use?

Here's one of the radios I used spray lacquer on. I just need to find time to put the new grille cloth in.