Effective. I refinish furniture and this is my go-to product to help prevent bleed-through. I find the smell very offensive though, and would recommend you wear a mask. It also ruins whatever applicator you choose to use, so I’ve started using pieces of old T-shirts that I cut up for this purpose. I wear a rubber glove and dip a small piece of the fabric into the shellac and apply it that way. I can then discard the fabric after using and don’t have to spend time trying to clean a brush or sponge applicator.
1/2 price for a dented can. New quarts are normally $22 – $28/can. What I received was a quart can with a large dent (about 1/4 of the can was pushed in). The can had no other scuffs or problems so this probably was damaged in shipping. Quart was full to the top, so everything was ok, and the shellac acted like all other that I used before.Very good product at a great price.
A classic finish. Shellac is a classic, natural, time-proven finish. I really like how it highlights the wood, curly maple in my case. It does not make it too yellow but all the detail comes up beautifully. I used a transparent water based poly finish in top of it with no issues. It dries very quickly and is not very even when it sets, another reason to cover it with a protective layer. I recommend this product.
Effective. I refinish furniture and this is my go-to product to help prevent bleed-through. I find the smell very offensive though, and would recommend you wear a mask. It also ruins whatever applicator you choose to use, so I’ve started using pieces of old T-shirts that I cut up for this purpose. I wear a rubber glove and dip a small piece of the fabric into the shellac and apply it that way. I can then discard the fabric after using and don’t have to spend time trying to clean a brush or sponge applicator.
1/2 price for a dented can. New quarts are normally $22 – $28/can. What I received was a quart can with a large dent (about 1/4 of the can was pushed in). The can had no other scuffs or problems so this probably was damaged in shipping. Quart was full to the top, so everything was ok, and the shellac acted like all other that I used before.Very good product at a great price.
A classic finish. Shellac is a classic, natural, time-proven finish. I really like how it highlights the wood, curly maple in my case. It does not make it too yellow but all the detail comes up beautifully. I used a transparent water based poly finish in top of it with no issues. It dries very quickly and is not very even when it sets, another reason to cover it with a protective layer. I recommend this product.
Careful when opening. I wasn’t careful when opening and got it everywhere :(But it’s a rather good finish when you don’t make a mess
Will not stand up to UV rays. Just don’t varnish anything that’s exposed to the sun. You’ll be very dissapointed.