Lacquering by hand

[Woodchuck2]

I read recently an account of a woodturner applying
thinned lacquer and wax to a finished article.
he/she didn't say how this was done.I was led to
believe that lacquer could or should only be sprayed on.
Could someone enlighten me on this please?
Woodchuck

[journeyman Mick]

Chas,
lacquer dries very quickly and will harden on your brush as well as leave big brush marks if you try to brush it. I've touched up small areas by brushing on a couple of coats and then brushing on a bit of thinners to melt the surface and get rid of the brush marks. This makes it better, and if you spend enough time and effort on it you can get it pretty good but you'd be much better off spraying it.

Mick

[RETIRED]

Gooday.

Woodturners sometimes used lacquer on smaller items by absolutely soaking a cloth in it and then apply rapidly, generally while the work is rotating.

Bloody messy.

There is much better stuff around now.