Finish

[Scrappile]

Deft has been my go to lacquer for a long time.   It has been harder and harder to find in my area.  I find I can save a couple to 5$ a can buy purching in a set of 6 or more cans.  I order 6 cans the other day from Amazon.  I ordered DEFT and received ProLuxe.   It says same Deft formula new name.  We shall see.  

 

[dgman]

I used to use Deft until it became difficult to find. I then started using the Minwax brand Lacquer because it is available at Lowes. But at $13 a can, I decided to get a spray gun. It’s a low volume low pressure gun. I have it set up to spray about the same as a spray can. I buy quart cans of Minwax brushing lacquer and dilute it with lacquer thinner. It saves a lot of cash!

[Jim McDonald]

I use Watco lacquer and the price is similar to what you are saying about Deft.

I bought some during a 15% bag sale at Menards. Hopefully it gets me through the season.

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

That is the new formula Deft. Less harmful. I use Deft or Watco. I too use a  spray gun for water base finishes but usually only do that on large projects because I have to use large compressor. 

[kmmcrafts]

I do so many custom one off custom orders etc. of usually small items that it’s not even close to being worth using a spray gun just to spray one or two ornament sized projects. I do use the spray gun on production runs where I lay out several projects at once. 
 

I’ve been buying the watco brand lacquer in spray cans by the case online at max warehouse and so far it’s been way cheaper than anywhere else. This reminds me that I need to order some more. Usually order a few cases but really only use a case or two per year and then buy the quarts locally for the spray gun. 
 

So many of the finishes have changed up their formulas and I just haven’t been overly impressed with them. I bought some water based deft and instead of spraying out the can it just spit and bubbled etc. I used to like the blue / teal colored cans of the water based poly Uralic but that too started spraying poorly. That’s when I moved over to the lacquer. I like quick drying finishes much better than the slower drying oil / solvent based finishes.