KMT-9 - a waterbased laquer replacement - made for brushing on

Interesting stuff, charlieb.

I noticed one line, when I RTFA, and that was this one:

"Luthier Mike Doolin says about KTM: It dries really hard and really clear, can accept water or alcohol-based dyes for tinting and colors, and rubs out to a high gloss. It builds, self-levels and >>>>burns into itself well

I have a fairly high end (6k) custom built acoustic guitar that was finished with KMT-9. It's a beautiful finish. The fellow who built it for me uses that stuff exclusively. He loves it.

SFWIW:

Same price level as a decent marine varnish.

Lew

I've used it on four or five of the guitars and basses I've built. Mostly on bodies, since I use a satin wipe-on polyurethane (Minwax, actually) on the necks these days. Nice to work with, takes a polish well, and really hard and durable as others have said. The first instrument I used it on was my 12-string guitar, where it has held up really well for 2-1/2 years so far, no sign of wear yet. I used on the body and neck in that case. See my post on RBPW for pictures of three of the instruments. These days it's what I use for high-gloss finishes unless the customer specifically asks for nitrocellulose lacquer.

--Steve in Roseville