Reviews

As a primer it’s great. As a filler I’m not so sure. You need to wait 1 hour between coats and as a filler it will take multiple coats. But that said I gave 4 stars because of its primer capabilities

Went on easy. Looked good even before buffing and polish.

Repeating my review here from the shop review, I am in the final stages of a $30K custom kitchen design project and THRILLED with the outcome. Using this pigmented lacquer. Finished these cabinets with HSF 5000 primer/grain filler (2 coats, sanded 220 between) , EM 6500 semi gloss tinted to SW "Green Black" (3 coats, sanded 320 between), topped with EM7000hbl (3-4 coats 500 sanded between). I followed Seth's guidance on tip sizes, spraying in colder conditions, etc., and these came out really exceptional! EMTECH Target Coatings are a dream to work with. I really appreciate Jeff and his guys - they are super responsive and helpful.

I have used other water based clear coats, but none come close to performing as highly as EM6000. Just the fact that it will adhere to undercoats without sanding and prevents "reveals" in the layered coats makes it the best for my musical instruments.

I am very satisfied with EM6000 Production Lacquer. I have applied this product using a Fuji HVLP sprayer, a conversion gun and by hand. Results are very consistent regardless of application method. Finish has a warmer look than the typical big box water based finishes.

I paint with a lot of darker colors and this provides a perfect CLEAR shell that protects beautifully without affecting the color

This stuff works great for priming and filling grain. Its still a good idea to water pop the surface first and I suggest three coats to achieve a perfectly smooth grain-free surface, sanded to 320 between coats. Two coats is great if you want to see just a "shadow" of the woodgrain.

Easy to apply, no fuss. Easy to clean off. Used before using EMTECH 8000 flat. Worked like a charm.

Easy to apply resulting in a hard and professional appearance

Easy to use, did not change the tint of the wood, dried like a dream.

Very happy with the Emtech finishes on the guitars I’m making. Used EM1000 before and after grain filler and then finished off with EM6000. Really impressive results.

I used this on a white oak cabinet that I had fumed with ammonia and sealed with EM 1000. This went on easily with a brush with essentially no runs. It was nice to be able to sand lightly and re-coat within a few hrs. This was a test piece before waking on kitchen cabinets I'm building. Very happy with how it worked on this cabinet. I'm planning to spray portion of kitchen project . I hope that works out as well as brushing but I'm new to spraying so wish me luck.

I used this on a white oak cabinet after fuming with 30% ammonium hydroxide. It went on smooth with no runs. As expected, it raised the grain requiring sanding before topcoating with EM2000. This was a test piece for kitchen cabinets I'm building. It passed the test!

Easy to use, I roll it on with a paint roller. goes on smoothly. easy clean up. looks great!

Worked very well with good coverage and flow out. I gave it a 4 star rating given that I had expected a slightly higher sheen for satin.

Title says it all

I have tried both the Em7000 and Em 8000. My opinion is that the water base products raise the grain too much for my liking. Then it is more sanding to get rid of of the lifted grain. Going back to oil base products

So far I have only done a test to see if the claims are true. They are. I sprayed four coats on some scrap Mahogany, which was dry and cured after 24 hours.

I apply this finish with a Fuji gun powered by a 4 stage HVLP turbine. The application is fast laying a perfect wet film. The dry time is just a couple hours at 72°F. Cleanup is with water. The finish has proven to be very suitable for real wood furniture produced in my studio.

I'm actually brushing the lacquer on a guitar, even though it's the spray formulation. It flows and levels well if I don't overapply it. I'm quite happy with it so far.

My biggest problem with (everything I try and spray) is orange peel. I'm using a Fuji mini-mite 5 and T75 gun with 1.5mm tip. Since I'm relatively new to spraying, I need to play with my settings some more and try various techniques to see if I can fix this. I've been using full air flow and have not been thinning the finish. Temperature and humidity have been in optimal ranges so that's not my problem. Once cured, this finish can be wet sanded to a glass-like smoothness, but I'd really like to not have to do much/any of that.

Used it on a walnut cabinet and it turned out great. Looks very rich and dark . Your products are great!

It's easy to work with, gives great results.

Super durable, dries and cure so fast...

I have used it with and without the sanding sealer and shellac sealer. Works great. Levels and dries well. great look and feel.

We had experimented with several finishes--even UV-cure finishes--before landing on Emtech 9300 Urethane, which we used exclusively. It gave us great, reliable results with a durable finish. But since trying the EmCat line of conversion varnish, we've switched. It's ease-of-use, great flow, fast recoat times, and quick cure time--even in our Central Florida humidity--has greatly expedited our work flow. The final finish result is the smooth, high-end furniture text our customers want and the durability is fantastic.