Adding An Amber Tint To Water-borne Lacquer

djhawk

A customer wants me to refinish some built-in bookcases. To obtain a
warm amber hue to these stained cases, to which I have already applied a medium toned stain, what tinting product can you suggest to
add to my water-borne, water white lacquer to achieve the desired amber affect.??????

Brushslingers

water white lacquer and amber hue don't compute. If they are looking for a "bartop" type amber finish, there are pour on style finishes for that... but it sounds like you need to check out a thread in the painting forum about amber shellac.... rich amber hue, semi clear.

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Brushslingers

Ahh.. this one... http://www.contractortalk.com/f8/spray-shellac-tips-please-21129/

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slickshift

No additive
Amber shellac

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eastend

one solution, as mentioned, is to seal with shellac first, then topcoat with water-borne.
other options:
use transtints to amber-up your water-borne,
or use Target's Oxford Hybrid , which is a water born finish with an oil resin, and will impart a warmer look than regular acrylic water-borne.

djhawk

Eastend, does the shellac undercoat need to be the dewaxed variety
like Zinnser Seal Coat???

eastend

SealCoat would definitely be my first choice.I have used regular shellac (both bullseye, and from flakes) and have not had any problems, but you never know since these do have wax. If the SealCoat isn't amber enough, try a little transtint honey/amber in it.

Brushslingers

I was talking more on the lines of this...

http://www.homesteadfinishing.com/htdocs/shellac3.htm

You can get no-wax shellac.

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painterofeveryt

if the shellac is not wax free you may have a problem with the lacquer adhering to it..my solution would be ,use amber shellac in a 3 lb cut for the depth of color you desire,then topcoat with seal coat...no problems with adhesion and safe for lacquer