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Varnish Application and Standards
All furniture is applied to a specific methodology of application and standards that have been developed over the years to make sure that the manufacturers are delivering the specific quality as of the highest order.
In almost all cases the actual manufacturer does not apply the stain to his created product. That item is sent to a stain specialist for application of the stain.
As a matter of fact. the community is broken down into a lot on mini plants, each specializing in their own part of the process. It actually starts withsomeone selecting and cutting the wood to be brought to the local saw mill for specialized cutting and continuining through the process until shipment.
Application Procedures For Test
• Surface – Applied to new samples of clear, dry, oak, and cherry
• Coating Weight – Two coat system, sprayed at 4-5 mils per wet coat and finished to a dry coat weight of 3.5-4.0 mils.
• Aging – Coated samples were aged at room temperature for 21 days prior to testing.
Test Methods:
• Cold check resistance (each cycle) One hour @ -4 Fahrenheit One hour @ 140 Farenheit
One hour @ Room Temp. One hour @ Room Temp.
• Print Test Film exposed to duck cloth with a weight transferring 2psi to the surface
Tests were done for 24 hours at 77 & 104 Fahrenheit
• Heat Resistance Film exposed to 1000 gram weight for 15 minutes with and without moisture present
• Cold Check Resistance Passed 10 cycles with no film failure
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