Jnat sealing options?

[dragjp]

Must be asked before so sorry for being lazy on a Monday..
Unfortunately I'm allergic to urushi so cashew lacquer might not be a good choice, and it's hard to find in US anyways. What's your method of sealing Jnats? Knowing things like nail polish, lacquer spray and some boat coatings would work but not quite sure about the pros and cons.
Thank you for shedding light on this!

 

[Millertime]

MOUNTAIN XT CLEAR 00

I would give this some consideration. I have used this to seal stones and sayas and find it works very well. It does have cashew resin in it, but may not be as harsh as cashew lacquer.

 

[Cliff]

MOUNTAIN XT CLEAR 00

I would give this some consideration. I have used this to seal stones and sayas and find it works very well. It does have cashew resin in it, but may not be as harsh as cashew lacquer.

This has worked very well for me.

 

[Heckel7302]

Minwax spray lacquer for me. Five or six coats. I’ve done a half dozen stones with it, all turned out great.

 

[cotedupy]

You can use almost anything tbh, but acrylic spray lacquer is a bit of a no-brainer really. It's very cheap, very easy, and dries in minutes.

 

[KasumiJLA]

I use a thin layer of epoxy to coat mine. It works pretty well and it's fast. It's super hard to get cashew and the smell and drying time doesn't seems nice. My stone are not museum grade so I just want to protect them

Just be sure that the stone is nicely dry and that the sides are clean and free of stone powder residue. I let it cure at least for 24 hours before using them again, even if it's a quick 5 min drying time epoxy.

 

[dragjp]

thank you all! gonna try those on a few mini naguras.

I use a thin layer of epoxy to coat mine. It works pretty well and it's fast. It's super hard to get cashew and the smell and drying time doesn't seems nice. My stone are not museum grade so I just want to protect them

Just be sure that the stone is nicely dry and that the sides are clean and free of stone powder residue. I let it cure at least for 24 hours before using them again, even if it's a quick 5 min drying time epoxy.
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And yes epoxy, also I experimented this resin method to flat couple of koppas, worked great too.

 

[McMan]

Some discussion here too:
https://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/threads/can-i-use-this-to-seal-stones.63475/#post-969833

 

[Pie]

Ended up using that indoor stuff in the above link on a bunch of stones.

No complaints. 4-8 coats depending on how much you like to see saw marks and kawa texture.

Is there more ideal products? Very likely. Seems ok to me tho.