Why Won't the Varnish Dry? Whether you are building a piece of furniture from scratch or completing a renovation project, the varnish coat usually marks the end of the job. For a beautiful result, the ...

Ten years ago Los Angeles was just starting to come into its own as a cocktail town. We had a growing stable of up-and-coming bartenders and a smattering of restaurants with serious cocktail programs, ...

The Varnish, a legendary cocktail bar that heralded a modern cocktail revolution in L.A., will close its doors Wednesday after being open for more than 15 years. In 2009, Eric Alperin, Sasha Petraske ...

Modern paints and varnishes are complex mixtures and the optimisation of the material properties is an important task. One of the most essential variables is the curing which should in most cases take ...

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For power plant operators, varnish-the sticky sludge that plagues bearings and servo valves-is a lot like the common cold virus. The cold virus can live in a person’s system for days or even weeks ...

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