How long between staining and and shelac?

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 11:29 pm

How long should I wait between staining and shelacing? I mean the stain is dry, but somthing tells me I should wait a day or two. Any insight would be appriciated.

Post by **KurtHuhn** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 12:22 am

Honestly, I don't know. I don't use shellac on my pipes (yet). However, I usually buff the pipe right after the stain drys (I even use my Zippo to help it along), and then the carnuba is applied right after that.

Post by **Tyler** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 2:58 pm

Minutes, if not seconds.

I go like this:

stain
white compound buff
shellac
white compound buff
wax buff
dry buff

The stain dry in a minute or less, and it is buffable then. I usually stain with several coats to darken the color before I move to the white buff.

Tyler

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 7:54 am

Well, I don't have a wheel, so I just went for it. Two coats of stain, one redish-brown and one dark brown and then on with the shelac. The staining didn't turn out just as I'd hoped, but hey, for a first try, I'm pretty happy. As soon as I get batteries for my digital cam, I'll post a pic.