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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 2777054, member: 15199&quot;]The original term for lacquer involved a reddish pigment from a &#039;lac&#039; insect, which acetone or even sometimes alcohol will remove. Modern acrylic , similar plastics, and even in some cases epoxies, will vary as marked lacquer. The original is usually the preferred &#039;shellac&#039; from the shell of that insect, and is hard to find and quite expensive, and usually saved for restoration of valuable antiques. If I wanted to remove it, I would try alcohol ( 95% ETOH) or 91% Isopropyl) first, then acetone, then xylene. If xylene is not effective, then it is similar to a very old thread where I tried even DMSO to remove &quot;lacquer&quot; from a nice coin (ed. Unsuccessfully I must add). Good luck. Jim</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lac" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lac" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lac</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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