Lacquers

Each season, we physically take our nail lacquers and our product and lay them out in front of us and see what colors are missing.

JINsoon’s latest collection is a graphic collaboration with Korean artist the riotous, Andy Warhol-inspired line of nail lacquers is aptly named Neo-Pop.

A variety of spray lacquers and finishing techniques exist to seal and protect the work from exposure to the elements and time.

Because no chemical crosslinking is involved, the film can re-dissolve in solvent; as such, lacquers are unsuitable for applications where chemical resistance is important.

Classic nitrocellulose lacquers fall into this category, as do non-grain raising stains composed of dyes dissolved in solvent.

Its main industrial uses are as a colorant for lacquers and varnishes and in marker-pen inks.

Performance varies by formulation, but lacquers generally tend to have better UV resistance and lower corrosion resistance than comparable systems that cure by polymerization or coalescence.

Shellac scratches more easily than most lacquers and varnishes, and application is more labor-intensive, which is why it has been replaced by plastic in most areas.

The use of uncarved wood and bamboo and the use of heavy lacquers are well known Chinese styles.

This was used commercially as 'celluloid', a highly flammable plastic used in the first half of the 20th century for lacquers and photographic film.