DrmCa Report post Posted July 13, 2015 One of my distant ancestors was a leatherworker and over several generations I inherited several belts made by him that preserved very well for being over century old. They were all glossy and I was told that they were treated with nitrocellulose lacquer after tanning. I wanted to try that on some scraps with the idea to restore an old jacket that I loved back in the day. The only problem is that I cannot find any supplier carrying nitrocellulose lacquer in Canada. I tried Cabbot Stain and their Brushable Clear Wood Lacquer is listed as not available. Lowes, Home Depot and Rona do not carry anything other polyurethane lacquers. I heard that guitar makers use nitro lacquers for the decks, but I don't know of any suppliers in that field. Any tips appreciated! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stelmackr Report post Posted July 13, 2015 https://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=nitrocellulose+lacquer+spray+can&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=nitrocellulose+lacquer+spray+can&channel=fs&tbm=shop Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrmCa Report post Posted July 13, 2015 There is a huge difference between availability of something outside Canada and in Canada unfortunately. Most things that are not sold by the retail stores in Canada are made of Unobtainium113 so it seems. Just recently a US supplier of 3M adhesives simply cancelled my order on Amazon with an explanation "We are unable to restock the item". Guess what? They are still selling the same product and getting new feedback as I am typing that - just did not want to ship to Canada. I am used to such treatment and not going to bitch about that much, it's not going to get anywhere. Or take a UK supplier of kitchen appliances I tried to order a 220V unit from - will not ship to Canada due to "product liability" whatever it is. So yes, I did a few days of googling and found no one in Canada who carried nitro lacquer in stock or on order, or anyone who would ship to Canada for real, not inflated many times price. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oldtoolsniper Report post Posted July 22, 2015 Wow, sounds just like the united Republic of California. If it isn't water you can't ship it there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrmCa Report post Posted July 22, 2015 Hear, hear! After lots of inquiries I found Watco Clear Wood Finish in brushable cans and spray cans at Home Depot. But I was not successful using it on leather as when dry it did not stand to abrasion. Once I rubbed treated leather to itself, shiny surface turned into a grey spiderweb. So it may not be true what I was told about those old belts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ferg Report post Posted July 23, 2015 The Watco is a varnish is it not? I have sprayed thousands of gallons of Nitrocellulose Lacquer on just about everything imaginable. One of them was not Leather. ferg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
