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Shellac
Shellac is a long-standing favorite for finishing wood
floors, trim and furniture. Shellac is thinned with
alcohol, and should be applied in dry warm air to avoid
clouding. It dries dust-free in 15-20 minutes.
Shellac can be used as a pre-staining wash coat, to obtain
an even stain tone on porous or soft wood such as pine. It
can also be used to change the tone of an already
shellacked surface, by tinting it with alcohol-soluble
aniline dye.
Instead of re-staining, pigmented shellac, also called
shellac enamel, is often used as a sealant over stained
finishes for a uniform, freshly painted surface. |
