From the standpoint of practical urushi coating, the effects of curing condition on transparency of urushi films were studied. Sugurome-urushi was cured for 24 hours at various curing conditions (Temperature : 20°C·30°C, relative humidity : 60-98% RH) and left for 90 days at natural light from north window. The changes in IR spectrums and transparency of their films were mainly measured with time.
Main results were as follows,
1) Urushi film cured at high relative humidity had many urushiol-quinones and polymerized quinones in comparision with that cured at low relative humidity. Consequently the transparency of that was bad.
2) The transparency of urushi films left at natural light from north window rose with time because urushiol-quinones were gradually consumed. But there were difference of transparency with difference of curing condition at 90 days when rise of transparency of urushi film got calm after curing.
3) In relations between drying time by measurement with RCI drying time recorder and transparency, transparency rose with increase of drying time and it was approximately constant when it was over one drying time.
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