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Re: Importance of Shellac ??
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2019 4:04 pm
by n80
Sorry to dig up this old thread but General Wood Turner's Finish was mentioned early in this thread. I looked it up and found this in the instructions:
"Do not over-sand with fine-grit sandpapers; this will close and seal the wood grain, preventing ideal color absorption."
Does this apply to applications like pipes?
Re: Importance of Shellac ??
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2019 4:33 pm
by KurtHuhn
Only if you use it like a sanding sealer, which you shouldn't.
On pipes, shellac (when used) is applied after you stain the pipe, and with an understanding that you will be changing that color slightly due to dilution of the stain, removal during the shellacing process, etc.
Re: Importance of Shellac ??
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2019 8:14 pm
by Sasquatch
The WTF is a urethane, and where a sanding sealer proper you could stain over (on a weird wood like pine) the WTF would probably prevent most absorbtion because it is effectively making a barrier in/on the wood. WTF is good for certain stuff - black blasts for example as a final coat, but it's weird and not ideal on most smooths is what I found.