[Ron Ramirez]

A wise man once said:

"When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things." (1 Corinthians 13:11)

When I was young and did not know any better, I used polyurethane on cabinets.

Then I learned that lacquer was what the manufacturers of radio cabinets used originally.

I also learned that lacquer is more forgiving, easy to strip, relatively easy to reapply compared to polyurethane.

And if you mess up a lacquer finish, it is not difficult at all to re-strip and start over.

Polyurethane has to cure overnight between coats. Lacquer dries enough to be recoated in minutes.

Polyurethane is rock-hard and close to impossible to strip. If you mess up a polyurethane finish...you're in trouble...good luck getting that crap off!

Now you know why Morzh said that polyurethane is a four letter word. And I agree. Lacquer is the only way to go if you want to refinish a radio cabinet and do it right.