shiny shellac

Bob wrote:

> I just applied clear shellac (Bullseye brand, not mixed myself) to a
> test strip over a boiled linseed oil treated piece of white oak (that
> had been ammonia fumed). The color and everything looks great, but it
> appears too glossy for my taste. Does shellac come in different
> sheens? A satin would seem about right...
>
> If it doesn't come premixed in different sheens, (a) can it be mixed
> to different sheens from flakes, and (b) are there methods to reduce
> the gloss without dulling the nice, deepening effect it seems to have?
>
> Thanks for any ideas.

Use a fine abrasive to reduce the shine. 0000 steel wool works.

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Jack Novak
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There's stuff called Shellac Flat that you add to your mixture.
Here's a link to the stuff (scroll down a ways)

http://www.homesteadfinishing.com/htdocs/Shellaccatalog.htm

HTH
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Bob wrote:
> I just applied clear shellac (Bullseye brand, not mixed myself) to a
> test strip over a boiled linseed oil treated piece of white oak (that
> had been ammonia fumed). The color and everything looks great, but it
> appears too glossy for my taste. Does shellac come in different
> sheens? A satin would seem about right...

I just rub it out with a 'scotch-brite' pad...usually a used one that
my SO is ready to throw out. Leaves a nice satin finish.

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On 26 Oct 2003 15:49:11 -0800, [email protected] (Bob) wrote:


>are there methods to reduce
>the gloss without dulling the nice, deepening effect it seems to have?

Lightly rub it down with 0000 steel wool, an extra fine scotchbrite,
oil & pumice, whatever's handy.

Practice on scrap and use a drop or two of mineral spirits under dry
materials.

Barry

Since it's already done, wait until the shellac is cured, rub it out
_lightly_ with 0000 steel wool and paste wax, then buff with a soft cloth.
You can use mineral spirits to make a slurry with the paste wax. As long as
you don't rub down to the wood you shouldn't have any trouble with steel
wood on oak.

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"Bob" wrote in message

> I just applied clear shellac (Bullseye brand, not mixed myself) to a
> test strip over a boiled linseed oil treated piece of white oak (that
> had been ammonia fumed). The color and everything looks great, but it
> appears too glossy for my taste. Does shellac come in different
> sheens? A satin would seem about right...
>
> If it doesn't come premixed in different sheens, (a) can it be mixed
> to different sheens from flakes, and (b) are there methods to reduce
> the gloss without dulling the nice, deepening effect it seems to have?

On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 00:30:18 GMT, Nova <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Use a fine abrasive to reduce the shine. 0000 steel wool works.

Or just to ring the changes here, my favoured abrasive for dulling
shellac is rottenstone. If you want it really dull, use 6/0 pumice.
3/0 pumice is too coarse.

I don't use steel wool on oak, because of the tannin content. There
always seems to be fragments left behind, and that can give you future
troubles with iron stain.

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I find that rubbing it out with the gray nylon abrasive pads gives a nice
sheen.

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Bill Pounds
http://www.bill.pounds.net/woodshop


"Bob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I just applied clear shellac (Bullseye brand, not mixed myself) to a
> test strip over a boiled linseed oil treated piece of white oak (that
> had been ammonia fumed). The color and everything looks great, but it
> appears too glossy for my taste. Does shellac come in different
> sheens? A satin would seem about right...
>
> If it doesn't come premixed in different sheens, (a) can it be mixed
> to different sheens from flakes, and (b) are there methods to reduce
> the gloss without dulling the nice, deepening effect it seems to have?
>
> Thanks for any ideas.