how to spot fix tuba lacquer wear and finish?

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 11:04 am

Help is available in clear or colors... spray cans or brush-on. As LV said... the trick is in the preparation.

http://www.finish1.com/page_products_clear_lacquers.htm

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 3:57 pm

PhilW. wrote:I have heard that nail polish will work as well

Actually, nail polish is about the same as the Nikolas lacquer--both are nitrocellulose products; nail polish is simply more concentrated and "gloppy". You could thin it with a solvent (or even dissolve some old ping pong balls in solvent) to get a thinner coating, but the Nikolas lacquer works very well.

WWBW used to sell it; I don't know if they still do. Ferree's almost certainly does.

Rick Denney · Post by **Rick Denney** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 12:56 pm

mandrake wrote:Looks like I got showed, as it were. Probably I applied the nail polish far too thickly.

More likely, you had some residue of your polishing material under the lacquer. The brass has to be thoroughly degreased before applying lacquer, using a degreaser that itself does not leave a residue.

Rick "who would choose the degreaser at least as carefully as the lacquer" Denney