Poly Over Shellac?

gideond

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.

Brushslingers

Works great.

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gideond

Glad to hear it. That makes my life the slightest little bit easier. Thanks.

slickshift

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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Brushslingers

Bullseye mostly... I do the same on doors all the time.

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slickshift

Bullseye shellac, then Bullseye poly?

Is it a look people want on their doors?

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Brushslingers

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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slickshift

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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gideond

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.

eastend

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.