Shellac

[Fesmac]

Gday to all,

I have just put my first coat of White Shellac down on Am Walnut and was wondering do I give it another coat????
If so how long between coats and do I have to sand between coats using shellac. Any help would be muchly appreciated.

cheers
Mick

[Gumby]

Give it at least 3 or 4 coats. I thin it down to about 50% with metho and apply using a pad, not a brush. If it's thin, it's easier to get smooth. I usually do a couple of coats within a few minutes of each other because it dries almost instantly. Before the final coat, I leave it an hour or so, then give it a very light sand (600 or 800) and then apply the last coat. I think ideally, this should be left longer before sanding but I'm an impatient bugger.

After that, I leave it 24 hours and then use some Ubeaut EEE on it.

best thing for you to do is get Neil's book.

[Fesmac]

thanks Gumby for your input shall do as you have done cheers mate
mick

[Fesmac]

sorry Gumby what is EEE and is that Neil Scobie or ??????

Mick

[Gumby]

go to www.ubeaut.com.au and all will be revealed

the book is called A Polisher's Handbook

get it all online including some of Neil's hard shellac. i love the stuff.

[Fesmac]

thanks Gumby very good site, hey what type of sponge to u recommend
cheers
mick