Hardened Shellac?

[Bill Hicklin]

Anyone have any experience with the "U-Beaut Hard Shellac" LMII sells? I notice that Trevor Gore uses and recommends it. (I French polish all my stuff because I don't have a decent spray setup, and if this stuff is really tougher than trad shellac I'd love it).

[Tom Sommerville]

Hi Bill,
I've been using it over the past year or so, and it seems fine. I applied it to a kitchen table I made last fall and so far at least, no complaints.

I'll say this much: it's different. It doesn't feel like shellac when you pad it out, and it's difficult to get the sheen and clarity you get with FP. Rubbing out helps. I don't use a buffer, just wet sanding and micro-grit.
It seems to spray okay, at least for shellac.

I was warned that the cross-linking components of finishes are generally nasty, and that you ought to use a respirator, even when padding. It was an automotive finish supplier who passed this along to me. I skimmed over the data sheet provided and didn't see this highlighted, so maybe he's wrong. But an ounce of prevention...

Maybe someone else will know more.

Tom

[Charlie Schultz]

Hi Tom and welcome to the new forum!