How To Mix With Vinyl DJ and producer, Buster Bennett has created this ten-step guide for DJs who want to learn how to mix with vinyl. Mixing or DJing with vinyl records is both a pleasure and a challenge. If you want to improve your DJ skills, hearing, dexterity and beatmatching then...
thin the varnish with turpentine or mineral spirits to make a 50-50 mixture. To make lacquer sealer, mix lacquer and lacquer thinner in equal parts. These sealers cannot be used with shellac or with polyurethane varnish
It is a combination of shellac and lacquer, so mix equal amounts of the solvents to remove it. If the finish doesn’t react to either solvent, it is varnish or paint. Paint is easy to spot, but varnish is clear like shellac and lacquer. 2 Apply denatured alcohol or lacquer thinner ...
Then I dump the quark onto the lime, and do my best to scrape as much of the quark off the cheesecloth as possible. I mix this mess up for a couple minutes until it’s as smooth as possible, then I let it sit for about 15 minutes to let the lime further break it up. Then I ...
If the cabinets have an existing oil-based finish, and you want to paint withlatex paint, you need to prime first with an alkyd or 100 percent latex primer. Use a shellac-based stain-blocking primer if the cabinets are heavily stained or smoke-damaged. Apply at least two top coats, usin...
use the same base solvent. If you absolutely must use some specialty product somewhere in the finishing process, a good rule of thumb is to try to use shellac as a peacemaker between two incompatible coats. The adage goes “shellac sticks to everything, and everything sticks to shellac.”...
The sealer for natural varnish is thinned shellac or a mixture of 1 part varnish and 1 part turpentine or mineral spirits. Do not mix brands or types of varnish. Polyurethane varnish is not compatible with all stains and fillers. Before buying, read the labels to make sure you're using ...
If the existing finish (whether varnish, shellac, polyurethane or paint) is really “heavy” I first coat it withCitristrip. (If the piece doesn’t have a real heavy existing finish or multiple layers of paint, you may not even want to use Citristrip…use your judgment! Skip to Step ...
Since concrete is so sticky and hard to work in its uncured or semi-liquid form, it is essential to coat the interior of any mold with a lubricating substance like shellac to ensure that the concrete does not stick to the mold once it has hardened. Other things to keep in mind when co...
Methanol is a solvent that you can use to remove dried latex paint, shellac and lacquer. You can buy it in quart and gallon cans at hardware stores, where it is usually labeled methyl hydrate. Painters use it to clean paint off wood because it's safer to handle than paint stripper and...