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06-11-2007, 10:24 AM
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Sarcastic Prick
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poly over shellac?
I've got a laminate floor going down in my grandmother's house. Her paneling is an old knotty pine that has ambered quite a bit over the years. I have to put some wood thresholds in with the laminate and I find that amber shellac is a very good match in color. However I know shellac is soft and i don't expect it to wear that well in a doorway. Any thoughts on putting polyurethane over top of the shellac to add some hardness. I've never tried it before and most info I can find is undecided. Any input is appreciated.
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06-11-2007, 11:06 AM
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Works great.
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Paint does a lot more than put color on a surface. It protects surfaces, it can reduce maintenance costs, it can enhance lives.
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06-11-2007, 11:47 AM
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Glad to hear it. That makes my life the slightest little bit easier. Thanks.
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06-11-2007, 03:03 PM
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Works great.
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Interesting
Admittedly, I've never done it...as I can't imagine many others have
But it was my understanding that one needed to use de-waxed shellac if you wanted to top it off with poly
What products did you use and not have a problem with?
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I have never used this crap before and I pray to the paint gods that I never have to use it again, I would rather use Behr
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06-11-2007, 03:14 PM
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Bullseye mostly... I do the same on doors all the time.
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06-11-2007, 03:18 PM
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...jammin
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Bullseye shellac, then Bullseye poly?
Is it a look people want on their doors?
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06-11-2007, 03:37 PM
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Not by itself, normally over a stain with clear shellac or a shellac sanding sealer... but should be fine with amber.
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06-11-2007, 03:57 PM
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...jammin
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Wild man...
So you actually stain new wood doors, shellac them, then poly them?
Freaky
I've only used (that type of) shellac to match old woodwork
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06-11-2007, 07:45 PM
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I'm very interested to see how it turns out. I'll use some steel wool on it before applying poly just to be safe. I figure since thinned shellac makes a good sanding sealer it shouldn't be a problem putting poly over it, but who knows. Not something I've needed to try before either. I prefer this method to get the color I need as opposed to intermixing stains half the day.
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06-11-2007, 08:17 PM
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we apply poly over shellac regularily; we usually use Seal Coat (which is a de-waxed shellac) tho, I've done it with regular amber shellac- never had a problem.
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