"Nova" wrote in message
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Larry Blanchard wrote:
On Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:52:14 -0600, Douglas R. Hortvet, Jr. wrote:


Bought the shellac and spray lacquer this afternoon.

The shellac is by Zinsser and is 3 lb cut - so must thin to get to a 2
lb cut as suggested by Otoe.



Doug, that sounds like the stuff with wax in it. OK by itself, but not
good if you're going to put anything else on top of it. Also not as
water resistant.

What you probably should have gotten was Zinsser's SealCoat. It's sold
as a sanding sealer, but it's a 2 pound cut of dewaxed shellac.

If you have the patience, you can let what you have sit for a week or two
and the wax will settle to the bottom and you can carefully pour off
about a half can of dewaxed. Then thin as desired.


I find it faster to thin the shellac first and then decant. Once thinned
it usually takes only a day or two for the wax to settle out.

Better still, and faster, just start over with dewaxed flakes.
http://www.shellacshack.com/