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lacquer


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lacquer

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Term applied broadly to paint or varnish that dries with a high gloss, to coating made from shellac, or to any coating that dries by the evaporation of solvent. In most lacquers resin is dissolved in a volatile solvent or a drying oil and hardens by evaporation.

Variations

European lacquer

lacquer, European

Duco (TM)

Lacquer and lacquering

lacker

laque

lacca

laca

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