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Overheard a guy at the hardware store say he never sands before applying shellac
He claimed the alcohol in the shellac bites into raw wood just fine, so I tried it on a small pine box. Anyone else skip the sanding step for shellac, or is that asking for trouble?
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logan5612mo ago
Saw the same thing happen on a maple tabletop last year. The finish looked okay at first but started peeling in less than a month. That guy is giving out some truly bad advice.
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smith.nancy2mo ago
Wait, is skipping sanding REALLY that big of a deal? Shellac is pretty forgiving stuff.
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umar491mo ago
Oh man, that reminds me... I tried that shortcut once on a little jewelry box back in '09. Looked smooth as glass for like two weeks then started flaking off in these weird little curls.
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