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Marquis high gloss wood finish

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Bill Lampkin:
I'm making a new cabinet door for a marquis. Does anyone know how to get that high gloss finish on berry as used on a marquis?

Bill Lampkin:
Wood finish, cherry

Steve Huber:
Bill,
Beaver used a lacquer (7 coats) to achieve the  high gloss. That's the good news. The bad news is that it tended to absorb moisture resulting in the milky finish endemic to  Marquis of that era. If you haven't do a search for "milky" here and you'll find quite a bit of background on the issue.
Steve

Bill Lampkin:
7 coats, ouch! Thanks Steve

Eric Maclean Co-Admin:
Bill
There is an article in coach assist under common problems about that finish.
You may also want to do a forum search on it , there have been some discussions on how to repair the veneer door fronts.

Eric

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