View Full Version : orange shellac vs dewaxed blonde/white
old_picker
16th March 2010, 01:24 PM
apart from the colour why would i choose dewaxed ??
does it have different properties??
Woodwould
16th March 2010, 02:22 PM
De-waxed shellac is useful if you're mixing and matching finishes i.e. you may want to 'pop' the grain with linseed oil and follow up with sprayed lacquer. De-waxed shellac will stick to virtually any other finish medium, forming a barrier coat and allowing the subsequent application of virtually any other finish over the top of the whole lot.
Rattrap
16th March 2010, 08:52 PM
Woodwould does this apply to any shellac as in regular orange shellac or hardened shellac? I want to do exactly what you have described, i want to make make the grain pop with boiled linseed then i want to spray with lacquer.
Woodwould
16th March 2010, 11:18 PM
I wouldn't be prepared to risk it with other shellacs - you'd be pretty -off if you had to strip it all back for the want of some de-waxed shellac.
Rattrap
17th March 2010, 07:24 AM
Thanks Woodwould, I think a trip to carba-tec is on the books for some of Neils U-beaut de-waxed shellac.