Lacquer finish on sea urchin ornaments

[Russell Stanton]

Any issues with using Lacquer on Sea Urchin ornaments?
TIA

[Dale Miner]

Any issues with using Lacquer on Sea Urchin ornaments?
TIA

Other than it soaks in and doesn't build a shine easily, no.

[Russell Stanton]

Any suggestions for a better finish that will build a shine. This is for a charity auction and "shiny" things tend to sell better at least for ornaments

[Kyle Iwamoto]

What kind of urchins? Green, pink, sputniks? The sputniks MAY look good shiny, but the green and pink, I would not think they would look good shiny. They are very porous. Personally, I spray them with 2 coats of lacquer, mainly so they don't get dirty with dust. Tons of choices for urchins....

If you make the wood parts shiny, I think they look really nice without the urchin parts shiny. I turn urchin boxes with the sputniks and the green, and ornaments with the pinks.

I haven't tried to buff an urchin, but I would imagine that would be really hard to do.......

[Russell Stanton]

These are sputniks and it is my first attempt. Think I'll give it a go with lacquer.