Lacquer vs. Pyroxylin — What's the Difference?

The term lacquer is used for a number of hard and potentially shiny finishes applied to materials such as wood or metal. These fall into a number of very different groups.

See nitrocellulose.

Any of various clear or colored synthetic coatings made by dissolving nitrocellulose or other cellulose derivatives together with plasticizers and pigments in a mixture of volatile solvents and used to impart a high gloss to surfaces.

(organic compound) A highly inflammable form of nitrocellulose; used in the manufacture of collodion and lacquers.

A glossy, resinous material, such as the processed sap of the lacquer tree, used as a surface coating.

A substance resembling gun cotton in composition and properties, but distinct in that it is more highly nitrified and is soluble in alcohol, ether, etc.; - called also pyroxyle.

A finish that is baked onto the inside of food and beverage cans.

Highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers

To coat with lacquer.

To give a sleek, glossy finish to.

A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.

A similar finish, baked onto the inside of cans.

To apply a lacquer to something or to give something a smooth, glossy finish.

A varnish, consisting of a solution of shellac in alcohol, often colored with gamboge, saffron, or the like; - used for varnishing metals, papier-maché, and wood. The name is also given to varnishes made of other ingredients, esp. the tough, solid varnish of the Japanese, with which ornamental objects are made.

To cover with lacquer.

A black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish

A hard glossy coating

Coat with lacquer;