Switching from lacquer to water base product is a long time in coming to the market I am familiar with. the quality of the lacquer finish is very good, that is a certainty. It comes with too much volatile vapours, toxic, flammable, dusty, and nasty. The quality of the water base products seems to get better all the time, it seems like it is plenty good enough for the most part to use exclusively. One exception appears to be the priming of raw material, as the water base primers can cause some swelling of MDF materials, and clear coat of stained wood. This is a major reduction in lacquer use, a solid leap forward. The water based product tradeoff to me, even if the finish isnt as good, is so worthwhile. Lacquer is some of the worst product with the most risk. Let’s all get rid of it or mostly get rid of it. Over time the water based stuff will become indistinguishable from lacquer, or lacquer will be regulated into professional spray booths where it can be managed safely.
if it is dog friendly product, that makes me happy too. That is a freshly sprayed door sitting next to our friendly beast and we dont share exposure to chemicals that are not good for anyone.