Varnish for furniture

Today, like many years ago, the varnished furniture is in demand and popular. Lacquered furniture for the living room , bedroom , dining room looks attractive and elegant.

A modern paint and varnish industry produces many varieties of furniture varnishes. Let's consider the most popular of them. This will tell you how to choose a varnish for furniture.

Types of furniture varnish

  1. Nitrocellulose furniture varnish has in its composition colloxylin, resin and organic mixtures. The varnish features increased hardness, smoothness and excellent decorative qualities. The surface covered with such a varnish dries relatively short: for an hour at an air temperature of + 20 ° C.
  2. Oily furniture lacquer makes the surface shiny, gives it moisture-proof properties, but it dries quite a long time. Oily varnish is suitable for renovation of old furniture.
  3. Varnish for water based furniture does not contain toxins, therefore it is considered the most environmentally friendly coating. In addition, thanks to a water base, this varnish has fireproof properties. It dries quickly, it does not have a pungent odor, and the coating is durable and elastic.
  4. A kind of varnish on a water basis is acrylic lacquer for furniture. It is distinguished by its high strength. Wooden surfaces, covered with acrylic lacquer, retain their texture and do not turn yellow. However, this varnish should not be used for furniture that will be used in wet rooms.
  5. If you want to give furniture the effect of antiquity, then the cracks lacquer for furniture is used. You can surface the furniture by covering the surface with this varnish, then, without allowing it to dry completely, cover with a layer of paint. Due to different drying times of the paint and varnish, cracks appear on the surface, giving the product an aged look.

Depending on the need, you can choose a varnish for furniture transparent or colored, glossy or matte. For the processing of some details on the furniture, even black lacquer is used.