oldguy Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 Q1. What sort or type of pigment does one add to a clear nitrocellulose lacquer to color it? Q2. What does one add to a nitrocellulose lacquer to give it more plasticity?(when applied as a coating or used as a binder to increase moisture resistance for weatherproofing )
moondogman Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 I cant help you with those questions but I can add more questions about NC in general. What exactly is NC and Where is a good place to get it to make your own lacquer. Steve
FrankRizzo Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 (edited) Q1. What sort or type of pigment does one add to a clear nitrocellulose lacquer to color it? Q2. What does one add to a nitrocellulose lacquer to give it more plasticity?(when applied as a coating or used as a binder to increase moisture resistance for weatherproofing ) 1. Any dye that's soluble in the solvent (usually acetone or methanol/acetone) will work. 2. Usually camphor is added to make it more plastic. However, NC really isn't good as a moisture barrier. It's full of microscopic holes. Edited June 23, 2011 by FrankRizzo
oldguy Posted June 23, 2011 Author Posted June 23, 2011 Anybody ever add a very small amount of Cellulose Acetate?
hst45 Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 I cant help you with those questions but I can add more questions about NC in general. What exactly is NC and Where is a good place to get it to make your own lacquer. Steve
hst45 Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 If you have access to smokeless powder for reloading center fire ammunition, just add acetone. Voila, NC lacquer.
layedbackkustomz Posted June 24, 2011 Posted June 24, 2011 i added red food coloring not much just enough to make it a light pink just so i knew what it was and it still works great
Ralph Posted June 24, 2011 Posted June 24, 2011 Firefox sells NC nice and cheap its less than $12 per pound they also sell well priced nitroceulose laquer and neither of them requires an ATF lisence to purchase the solutions they sell come pre coloured
oldguy Posted June 24, 2011 Author Posted June 24, 2011 Firefox sells NC nice and cheap its less than $12 per pound they also sell well priced nitroceulose laquer and neither of them requires an ATF lisence to purchase the solutions they sell come pre coloured Just made an NC solid buy from them.You have to fax then picture ID & a Hold Harmless to establish an account.
SjeefOne Posted June 24, 2011 Posted June 24, 2011 If you have access to smokeless powder for reloading center fire ammunition, just add acetone. Voila, NC lacquer.Then you should probably use "single-base" (mostly rifle) powder as handgun and shotgun powder is double base and have a % of NG added. Not sure if it could have any benefits for the NC laqour, might as well give some extra fizz to it
toster Posted June 24, 2011 Posted June 24, 2011 any particular rifle powder that will work better? I have about 20lbs of diffrent powders to choose from.
SjeefOne Posted June 24, 2011 Posted June 24, 2011 any particular rifle powder that will work better? I have about 20lbs of diffrent powders to choose from.Not sure, you can probably check the specs on the manufacturer's website or loading diagrams.
Algenco Posted June 25, 2011 Posted June 25, 2011 the 4 digit IMR powders are single base, 4756, etc, also PB
dagabu Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 Not a big fan of single based smokeless powders for NCL. I have been making E-matches for the 4th and since I gave my dry NCL to a friend, I just used the SB/NCL for the dips. Big mistake! The NCL inhibited the burn and only one of five matched lit and the ones that did popped really hard and blew the visco right out of the passfire. DRAT! I was able to borrow a pint from a local firend and remade the E-matches with standard NCL and all the test matches worked just like they should. Your mileage may vary and all that rot.... -dag
brimstoned Posted August 30, 2012 Posted August 30, 2012 any particular rifle powder that will work better? I have about 20lbs of diffrent powders to choose from. My preference is fast shotgun or pistol powder; Red Dot, Green Dot, Unique or Bullseye. Large grain rifle powders take a long time to dissolve completely.
taiwanluthiers Posted September 1, 2012 Posted September 1, 2012 You can use any alcohol soluable dyes, try www.rockler.com
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