Lacquer vs. Sealer — 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.

One that seals, as an undercoat of paint or varnish used to size a surface.

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.

An officer who inspects, tests, and certifies weights and measures.

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

One that is engaged in the hunting of seals.

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

A tool used to seal something.

To coat with lacquer.

A person who is employed to seal things.

To give a sleek, glossy finish to.

An officer responsible for sealing writs or instruments, stamping weights and measures, etc.

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 coating designed to prevent excessive absorption of finish coats into porous surfaces; a coating designed to prevent bleeding.

A similar finish, baked onto the inside of cans.

A goal, shot, point, etc., scored close to fulltime so that it becomes impossible for the losing side to score enough to win.

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

A person who hunts seals.

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.

A vessel engaged in the business of capturing seals.

To cover with lacquer.

One who seals; especially, an officer whose duty it is to seal writs or instruments, to stamp weights and measures, or the like.

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

A mariner or a vessel engaged in the business of capturing seals.

A hard glossy coating

A kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface)

Coat with lacquer;

An official who affixes a seal to a document