technique - Spraying Shellac - Woodworking Stack Exchange
2015年7月25日 · Premixed shellac sprays have a shelf life - avoid any with a manufactured date over 1 year, or mix your own from flakes; A shellac finish is much easier to repair than other finishes (rub out, reapply a thin coat, sand flat, polish) Saw Mill Creek user Todd Burch has this to say: I've sprayed a lot of shellac.
finishing - Applying shellac smoothly without a sprayer
2015年11月1日 · With shellac, unless you spray, you can't just put on an even spread, you have to make shellac's particular characteristics--quick drying and complete fusing between "coats", and fairly easy sanding work for you, not against. First don't try too heavy a coating with 1 1/2 to 2 lb. "cut" being the most user friendly.
finishing - making shellac darker / tinting shellac - Woodworking …
I use 'black' shellac from shellac.net --- but more than 3 coats. 'BLACK' SHELLAC Flake Black Shellac • On Light toned woods, the First coat yields a rich medium Cordovan (Bluish-Red) Mahogany. • A second Coat is Deeper & Dark Cordovan toned Black. • The third coat yields the BLACK with a shadowed hint of a DEEP Blackish-Purple tone.
finishing - Is it a good idea to apply lacquer over shellac ...
2015年5月1日 · Yes, shellac is a great barrier coat and wash coat, lacquer works well over it. The flake mixed with DNA is better than the hardware store canned. That being said, the area could be spot repaired with a fad via french polish and shellac without lacquer.
Shellac over paint, outdoors - Woodworking Stack Exchange
2016年3月22日 · Shellac is perhaps the worst choice for the outdoor use. If you ever set a wet glass on shellac finished furniture, you'll notice a white ring. Water softens shellac and overtime it will wear away from the surface. When it softens with water, it has a tacky feel which is a magnet for dust. When it dries, any dust or dirt essentially glues to it.
Applying shellac in high humidity - Woodworking Stack Exchange
2015年10月25日 · Shellac is moisture-sensitive as you probably know and this condensed moisture can be enough for the shellac to go cloudy. This clouding can sometimes be fixed, but obviously it's better to avoid it if possible. But, as with most instructions on finish labels the 85% humidity thing should be taken as a general guideline rather than an absolute.
finishing - How to smooth out grain texture from shellac?
2020年12月3日 · Don't use a paint brush, but instead use an applicator pad which you make them by hand. The awesome thing about Shellac is that you can add more coats without sanding because the thinners that is used allows the base Shellac to basically melt thus allowing the new coat to mix with the old coat, regardless of the age of the original coat.
How do I achieve a "piano black" high gloss finish on wood?
All high gloss pianos are polyester. They are not lacquer of ANY stripe, nor are they shellac. Neither lacquer nor shellac can look good for long, except they be cared for tremendously meticulously. Polyester is a 100% solids, vastly harder than lacquer, and can be built ten times thicker than lacquer without cracking.
Drying time of dewaxed shellac - Woodworking Stack Exchange
2018年2月2日 · If your shellac is fresh the drying time should be measured in minutes, literally as soon as the alcohol has evaporated shellac is considered touch-dry and it should no longer be tacky*. A very thin coat applied to bare wood can dry in as little as 1-2 minutes (!) in a warm room, but any thicker applications should be expected to take 10-20 ...
technique - Dealing with knots "bleeding" through paint
Remember, when working with shellac, you must use a "fresh" batch. Nearly all shellac is only viable for about a year after flakes have been mixed with alcohol. Premixed brands claim a three year shelf life, but in my opinion that is a stretch. Shellac should be all that is needed to block nearly any bleeding.