Lacquer Finish Top on Poly Base

[Eddie Ormerod]

Can I finish a tabletop with lacquer and mount it on a base that is finished with water based polyurethane or is there some kind of problem that could happen with the lacquer? Hope that doesn't sound stupid.

Eddie

[Jim Becker]

With waterborne lacquer, such as Target Coatings EM6000 you'll be fine with some abrasion to prepare the surface, although a very thin sprayed barrier coat of was free shellac isn't a bad idea to be sure for adhesion. But putting solvent based lacquer (don't use if you don't have proper facilities and PPE for safety reasons) will potentially lead to a real mess when the solvent potentially eats into the underlying finish you already applied.

That all said, I can't see any good reason to do this...just continue with the waterborne product you're already using.

EDIT... because I'm an idiot, I missed the point of your question entirely in my original reply. Yes, there is zero issue with putting a top and base together when they are finished with different products. That's honestly pretty common....

[Steve Jenkins]

Sounds like you have two different pieces, top and base. I don’t see any problem