Interior
Clear Wood Finish
America’s Finest Brushing Lacquer
gives a deep rich look to interior wood.
Professionals and Do-It-Yourselfers know Deft® Clear Wood Finish
Lacquer is the brand they can trust for a superior, fast drying, and
easy-to-use finish for any interior wood project. Whether it is as simple
as a picture frame or as demanding as antique restoration. Clear Wood
Finish makes the job easier and the results more rewarding.
The Original Brushing Lacquer.
The first batch of Deft Brushing Lacquer was created in 1953 in a Los
Angeles paint store owned by Bill, Cy and Frank Desmond. Back then,
typical finishes were shellacs and alkyd varnishes that dried slowly and
turned amber, so Deft’s superior brushable lacquer formula was met
with instant praise. Today’s professionals and enthusiasts alike continue
to appreciate its “forgiving nature” and resistance to brush marks as
well as its crystal clear finish and fast drying time.
Saves Time & Labor.
• Applies easily with a brush, pad or roller.
• Won’t leave brush marks.
• Self-leveling formula requires no sanding between coats.
• Dries Crystal clear and 5-times faster than polyurethane.
• Fast Drying and easy application makes 1-day finishing possible.
• Easy to touch-up.
Beautiful & Durable.
• Delivers the professional look of fine furniture.
• Crystal clear finish resists yellowing over time.
• Enriches finished or unfinished wood.
• Beautiful protection of indoor wood, brass and silver.
• Resists alcohol, fruit juice, water and other common household spills.
Plenty of Uses.
Clear Wood Finish provides a deep, rich finish to enhance all interior
wood surfaces (except floors). It’s ideal for:
• Furniture
• Wicker
• Antiques
• Crafts
• Doors
• Fine for use on rosewoods and
• Woodwork
other exotic hardwoods
• Also prevents tarnishing of
• Cabinets
indoor metals, such as brass
• Paneling
and silver.
• Molding
• Bar Tops
Finishes and Sizes.
• Available in three clear finishes: Gloss, Semi-Gloss and Satin.
• Sizes include: Aerosol, Pint, Quart, Gallon, and 5-Gallon Pail.
Convenient Aerosol Cans
• Ideal for small projects, quick touch-ups or hard to reach areas.
• Patented FansprayTM nozzle rotates to create a more precise vertical or
horizontal fan spray pattern; allows for better control, less overspray
and more even coverage.
Re-order code # 96001
APPLICATION:
Wear rubber gloves while working with any stain or finish product. If staining,
note dry time on stain label before finishing
FINISHING UNFINISHED WOOD:
1. Sand wood with 180 grit sandpaper to proper smoothness, remove dust, and
stain if desired.
2. Apply one even coat of Deft Lacquer Sanding Sealer with a bristle brush, or
pad. Let dry for 1 hour. fine sand with the grain. Remove dust.
3. Apply the first even coat of Deft Clear Wood Finish with a brush, roller, or
with Deft’s Aerosol Spray. Do not thin.
4. Apply additional coats at two hour intervals - number of coats depends on
the type of wood (open grain woods require more coats than closed grain)
and kind of finish desired.
5. Three full coats provide a resistant finish. Where wood is exposed to water,
apply an additional three coats.
6. Sand lightly after first coat with 220 grit sandpaper and dust with a dry brush.
7. For a hand-rubbed finish, rub the final coat lightly with 4/0 steel wool or a
rubbing compound.
8. Clean brushes with lacquer thinner. For temporary storage without cleaning,
tightly wrap brushes in SaranTM - type material.
Lacquer Sanding Sealer
Specially formulated to precede Clear Wood Finish Brushing Lacquer.
ADVANTAGES
• Dries crystal clear in
30 minutes, ready for
sanding in 1 hour.
• Extremely easy to sand
• Non-yellowing.
• Will not skin over or
harden in the can
• Blocks most stains from
weeping through final
finish coat.
USES:
• Works with any lacquer,
but is formulated to work best
with Deft’s Clear Wood Finish,
your finest brushing lacquer.
• Use as first, sealing coat on any
lacquer finishing project.
• Helps seal the wood.
• For interior wood surfaces only.
Tel: (800) 458-3338
Fax: (330) 821-8019
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: www.deftfinishes.com/trade
The Wood Finish People
© 2010 Deft, Inc. 05/10
PRODUCT
INFORMATION
CLEAR WOOD FINISH®
BRUSHING LACQUER
The Wood Finish People
DESCRIPTION: CLEAR WOOD FINISH is an Interior brushing nitrocellulose lacquer. It dries by solvent evaporation and
can easily be repaired, buffed and recoated, any time in the future, without lifting, wrinkling or totally removing the old finish.
CLEAR WOOD FINISH is ideal for all interior wood surfaces, except wood floors. CLEAR WOOD FINISH acts as its own
sealer or use LACQUER SANDING SEALER. Excellent for arts and crafts, decoupage and also has adhesion to metals.
Non-toxic when dry.
SPECIFICATIONS
SOLVENT TYPE
Lacquer Thinner
RESIN TYPE
Nitro-cellulose
FINISH
Gloss 90+ %, Semi-Gloss 28-32 %, Satin 12-18 %
COLORS
Clear
SURFACE PREPARATION
All surfaces must be cured, clean, dry, and free from dirt,
dust, rust, stains, grease, oil, mildew, wax, efflorescence,
and other contaminants. Remove all loose, peeling or
cracked coatings. Repair all cracks, holes, and other surface
imperfections with a suitable patching material. Repaired
surfaces should then be sanded, and cleaned.
VISCOSITY AT 77 0 F (250 C)
18-20 sec. EZ #3 (Zahn cup)
THINNING RECOMMENDATIONS
CLEAR WOOD FINISH is supplied at application
viscosity
VOC CONTENT
680 g/L (as supplied). Meets the Federal AIM Rule.
CLEANUP
Use Lacquer Thinner for cleanup. Dispose of waste in
accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
SOLIDS BY VOLUME
18 ± 1 %
PRIMER
CLEAR WOOD FINISH can be applied over Deft’s
LACQUER SANDING SEALER, which will speed up
production, by better filling and easy sanding. CLEAR
WOOD FINISH can be used without a sealer, directly
on wood.
SOLIDS BY WEIGHT
26 ± 1 %
WEIGHT PER GALLON
7.4 – 7.6
COMPOSITION BY WEIGHT
Vehicle
26 %
10.5 %
Nitro-cellulose
Plasticising alkyd 15.5 %
RECOMMENDED FILM THICKNESS PER COAT
Wet: 3 mils
Dry: 0.5 mils
Apply three coats for best performance. Six coats in moisture
prone areas.
PRACTICAL COVERAGE PER COAT AT THE
RECOMMENDED DRY FILM THICKNESS
400 - 500 sq.ft. /gal. depending on surface conditions
AVERAGE DRY TIME AT 77 0 F (250 C)
To touch: 30 minutes Recoat: 2 hours
Tack-free: 60 minutes To handle: 18 hours
APPLICATION EQUIPMENT
Brush, Pad, Roller or Aerosol.
PACKAGING
1/2 Pints, Pints, Quarts, Gallons, 5 Gallons, Drums, Aerosols.
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
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OTHER SYSTEM INFORMATION
CLEAR WOOD FINISH can be used over most stains.
Try a small test area before doing the entire project.
CLEAR WOOD FINISH can be used over most metals.
CLEAR WOOD FINISH is not recommended for areas
of heavy use or where prolonged water exposure can be
expected. For those areas, DEFTHANE polyurethane
varnish is recommended.
IMPORTANT NOTE
In moisture areas (kitchens, bathrooms, window sills etc.)
white water spotting will occur when the filmthickness is
less than 4 or 5 mils. Apply at least six full coats of
CLEAR WOOD FINISH to prevent white water
spotting.
WARNING
DO NOT APPLY CLEAR WOOD FINISH over
varnishes, enamels (or any other product that dries by
oxidation), it may result in lifting or wrinkling.
FLAMMABLE
The solvents in CLEAR WOOD FINISH are flammable
provide ventilation and avoid all ignition sources during
application and drying.
*Not specification values. Representative values calculated based on product formulas and
ingredient characteristics as reported to Deft by suppliers.
® DEFT INC. 17451 Von Karman Avenue, Irvine CA 92614 DEFT INC. 411 East Keystone Alliance, OH 44601 (800) 458-3338
© 2009 Deft, Inc 11/09