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24/10/2004 4:02 PM

shellac application

How many coats of shellac (white shellac) do I need to apply to get
good vapour blocking from MDF underneath?

Do I sand between coats?

Thanks for the help.

Brandt


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patriarch <[email protected]>

in reply to [email protected] (brandt) on 24/10/2004 4:02 PM

25/10/2004 5:48 AM

[email protected] (brandt) wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> How many coats of shellac (white shellac) do I need to apply to get
> good vapour blocking from MDF underneath?
>
> Do I sand between coats?
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Brandt

white shellac is used as a primer under one or more paint coats, right?
Zinsser BIN product in the US.

Two good coats should suffice. Sand only if you need to level under the
topcoat.

Now if we're discussing something else...

Patriarch

RT

Rolling Thunder

in reply to [email protected] (brandt) on 24/10/2004 4:02 PM

25/10/2004 12:33 PM

On 24 Oct 2004 16:02:31 -0700, [email protected] (brandt) wrote:

>How many coats of shellac (white shellac) do I need to apply to get
>good vapour blocking from MDF underneath?
>
>Do I sand between coats?
>
>Thanks for the help.
>
>Brandt

I've been using two coats of 2lb shellac on my projects. MDF
shouldn't make a difference.

DD

David

in reply to [email protected] (brandt) on 24/10/2004 4:02 PM

24/10/2004 5:31 PM

Depends on how thick you are applying it and how much you've thinned the
shellac with alcohol. You don't need to sand except for appearances
sake. Shellac will stick to itself quite well, regardless of how glossy
it gets.

David

brandt wrote:

> How many coats of shellac (white shellac) do I need to apply to get
> good vapour blocking from MDF underneath?
>
> Do I sand between coats?
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Brandt


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