UkeforJC
Well-known member
Dear all,
after I have read so much about how great shellac is as sealer and finish, I decided to try it out.
I mixed some 2 lb cut shellac (from LMI). The process of mixing, filtering, and applying it to the wood was quite straight forward.
But there was an accident, when I was going to seal the top, I dropped some shellac on the top. The top is a piece of sinker redwood.
The shellac quickly sinked into the grain and left some stain.
See the stain line above the masking tap and some round spots next to it?
I have read that I can apply some alcohol, and the shellac will be easily wipe out. I tried it, but it didn't erase the stain. I try to apply more shellac, but it still didn't do any good.
The next thing to try after I get off work, will be sanding the whole thing off again. Hopefully it will work.
My question is, I thought shellac won't stain the wood like CA does.
Did I do something wrong?
Also, any advice on how to remove these stains will be super.
Thank you all so much.
JC
after I have read so much about how great shellac is as sealer and finish, I decided to try it out.
I mixed some 2 lb cut shellac (from LMI). The process of mixing, filtering, and applying it to the wood was quite straight forward.
But there was an accident, when I was going to seal the top, I dropped some shellac on the top. The top is a piece of sinker redwood.
The shellac quickly sinked into the grain and left some stain.
See the stain line above the masking tap and some round spots next to it?
I have read that I can apply some alcohol, and the shellac will be easily wipe out. I tried it, but it didn't erase the stain. I try to apply more shellac, but it still didn't do any good.
The next thing to try after I get off work, will be sanding the whole thing off again. Hopefully it will work.
My question is, I thought shellac won't stain the wood like CA does.
Did I do something wrong?
Also, any advice on how to remove these stains will be super.
Thank you all so much.
JC