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Jon L. Nixon

Post subject: U Beaut at LMI

Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:05 pm

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I noticed that LMI is now stocking U Beaut hard shellac. I am generally a sucker for new things, but this stuff is seriously expensive. Anyone using it currently? Will 16 ml complete a dred?

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WaddyThomson

Post subject: Re: U Beaut at LMI

Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:57 pm

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The cost of shipping from "Down Under", no doubt!

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Pat Foster

Post subject: Re: U Beaut at LMI

Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 3:09 pm

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That's big news. Surely steeper than regular shellac, but not all that bad on a per-instrument basis if you FP. Anybody going to bite?
By the way, it's 16 oz. or 500 ml.

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PaulB

Post subject: Re: U Beaut at LMI

Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:27 pm

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500ml is plenty whether you FP or spray.

I've used the old formulation to finish a guitar. The finish crazed after about a year or so and I was royally p*****. The product was then reformulated to avoid this problem. I'll let others experiment with it before I'll use it again.

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Robbie O'Brien

Post subject: Re: U Beaut at LMI

Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:49 pm

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I did some testing with the new formula about six months ago and so far so good.

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LuthierSupplier

Post subject: Re: U Beaut at LMI

Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 12:34 am

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Robbie O'Brien wrote:

I did some testing with the new formula about six months ago and so far so good.

I also did some testing with the new formula back in Feb 09 on a little soprano uke. It is holding up really nice. I think I used a FP method to do it cut at a 1lb cut.

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Pat Hawley

Post subject: Re: U Beaut at LMI

Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 1:05 pm

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But is it really harder?

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