Crushed into a brilliant red powder, however, it makes a rich pigment, which became a principle element in the uniquely Chinese craft of red lacquer carving.
Apply another coat of lacquer.
Apply a second total coat of lacquer.
Apply a third coat of lacquer, this time without sanding.
Apply a light coat of lacquer to the cabinets.
Spray a coat of lacquer on the wood, but don't apply too much, as the lacquer will run.
Spray a thin coat of lacquer onto the paper, over the hole, to "stencil" the lacquer onto the scratch.
"They have a rich decorative arts culture, a long history of crafts like lacquer and joinery and all of the production facilities to interpret designs in a contemporary way," says auction house owner Richard Wright.
But they said not to worry, they'd done way bigger jobs than this". Amid the ongoing revival of vinyl records — a small rebuttal to the slow death of physical album sales — the esoteric craft of mastering and cutting vinyl lacquers is becoming ever more essential.
Every phrase gets a brush of lacquer.
Luckily, a layer of lacquer protected what was under it.
