Rae, You're right. That was the amount of lacquer I used for two large palettes. You need to apply the lacquer in thin coats and build it up, sanding between some of the coats. But it's fast, since the lacquer dries quickly. The palettes have held up wonderfully. Best thing I ever did for my painting. I have found that dioxazine purple will leave a slight stain, but that would be true with a wooden palette, too. Oh... and... there was the time a let a brand new, oil painting student use my palette, since she hadn't gotten one yet. Unknown to me, she brought acetone rather than odorless turpentine for her brush wash bucket. That acetone stripped the lacquer right off my palette. Turpentine, and the like, do not dissolve lacquer finishes, but acetone absolutely will. We both learned a very important listen that day.