What are the differences between lacquer and varnish?
VARNISH One of the most protective finishes available, varnishes have very good resistance against abrasion, wear, heat, solvents and water vapor. Many furniture factories and large volume refinishers use lacquers because of their fast-drying characteristics – the tradeoff we believe to be time v. quality. Oil based varnish does not dry very quickly, therefore it will take longer to complete a finishing project using varnish as opposed to lacquer, but the upside is a more durable, quality finish. Achieving a perfect varnish finish is a combination of skill and experiences as well as access to the right tools for the job. Oil based varnish is manufactured by cooking certain oils that can cure with resins. Once this blend of cooked oil and resin is complete, solvents are added to make it thin enough to apply and metallic dryers are added to help speed up the curing time. Initially, linseed and tung oil were used by manufactures for the curing oils and natural resins like pine and gum res
