Text from aurelien889 -
English
Explanation of fuki-urushi kit
- *This repair method requires the use of genuine lacquer.
- It could cause a rash.
- Please wear globes while working.
- If you get lacquer on your skin, apply immediately oil to remove lacquer.
- Then, wash your skin with soap or detergent.
- The level of rash varies from person to person.
- If you get a severe rash, we recommend you to go to the doctor.
- We cannot take responsibility for any rash caused by lacquer.
- Other things that you might need: Oil (Vegetable oil, rapeseed oil, olive oil),Tissue, kitchen paper, food wrap, disposable globes, Scissors, Ethanol (ethanol can be substituted by kerosene or turpentine), Urushi-buro (Urushi-buro is a drying box.
- You can use a plastic/ cardboard box, styrofoam box etc. You can use the cardboard box of the kit) About urushi-buro (dry box) “Urushi-buro” is a box to dry lacquer.
- Lacquer dries because of a chemical reaction in which enzymes harden the liquid lacquer.
- The enzymes need right temperature and humidity level to work well.
- It’s necessary to make an environment of about 60 to 80 % humidity and 20 to 28 degrees Celsius (60.4 to 82.4 Fahrenheit).
- For that, you can place a wet towel in a carton box, for example.
- How to do fuki-urushi (natural) ?
- Polishing a vessel by repeating to apply and wipe lacquer. 1.
- Polish the surface of your wood vessel with #400 sandpaper, then with #800 sandpaper (without putting water) 2.
- Put basic lacquer on a glass plate.
- Apply fast lacquer with a brush.
- Use a lot of lacquer for the first and second application. 3.
- Wipe lacquer with a piece of cloth or kitchen paper. 4.
- Dry your vessel in an urushi-buro (drying box).
- If necessary, put a wet tissue to control humidity.
- *Repeat at least 10 times this process from 1 to 4 so that your vessel get a beautiful gloss, waterproof and antibacterial effect.
- *If you find dust in hardened lacquer, polish the surface with wet #1500 sandpaper.
- After that, redo fuki-urushi at least twice.
- How to to fuki-urushi (red or black) In this method, we put pigment (red or black) in lacquer to do fuki-urushi. 1.
- Polish the surface of your wood vessel with #400 sandpaper, then with #800 sandpaper (without putting water) 2.
- Put basic lacquer on a glass plate.
- Apply fast lacquer with a brush.
- Use a lot of lacquer for the first and second application.
- Proportion to make colored lacquer for fuki-urushi basic lacquer 3 : pigment (red or black) 1 3.
- Wipe lacquer with a piece of cloth or kitchen paper. 4.
- Dry your vessel in an urushi-buro (drying box).
- *After that, repeat this process more than 10 times.
- *How to use and clean the tools *After use, clean the tools with a tissue dampened with ethanol (or turpentine oil).
- *After use, clean the brushes with ethanol, soak them in oil and keep them in plastic wrap.
- If you forget to soak them with oil, they will harden because of lacquer.
- It its important to keep them without to touching the air.
- aurelien889
June 2021
Vote now!
PLEASE, HELP TO CORRECT EACH SENTENCE! -
English