Help with Shellac source

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bamasurp	Help with Shellac source	Lead	[-]
Posts: 2069 (06/21/09 08:59 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Tags : None Some suggestions please on where to obtain shellac. Picked up a very mistreated M-38 with about 50% of the garnet colored shellac rubbed/chipped off of the stock. I fixed all of the rust problems now the stock needs just a little TLC to make it respectable again. It's a refurb that looks like someone bought for a truck gun. Regards, Bamasurp HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! Soviet who?
Cabinetman	Hope this helps!	#1	[-]
Posts: 5339 (06/21/09 09:11 AM) Host Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	http://www.shellac.net/ A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.
bamasurp		#2	[-]
Posts: 2070 (06/23/09 09:54 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Thanks. A few years ago I bought some already prepared. This time I'll have to mix it myself. Regards, Bamasurp Soviet who?
Cabinetman		#3	[-]
Posts: 5341 (06/23/09 10:29 PM) Host Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I've got some info about shellac in one of the essays at the top of the forum. To spray, you'll want a 1 pound cut. Just mix in quantities that will equal one gallon of denatured alcohol to one pound of shellac flakes. You can easily do the math to make small quantities. Rome A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.
bamasurp		#4	[-]
Posts: 2071 (06/24/09 09:32 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I think I'll rub it on with an old cotton t-shirt. The method has worked well for me in the past. Too hot and humid outside here in Alabama to be messing with the air compressor out in the shed. The mosquitos might tote me off in the process too Bamasurp Soviet who?
Cabinetman		#5	[-]
Posts: 5342 (06/24/09 09:39 AM) Host Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	What you might want to do is this. Dab the shellac on with a brush, just to get it into the surface where you're repairing the damaged finish. Then, after it dries, take some 180 or so paper and smooth any really high ridges that may have been created. Finally, take a piece of towel, ball it up into a very tight wad about the size of a golf-ball, dip it into some alcohol, then then "french polish" the repair into the surrounding finish. The technique is best described as doing a "touch and go" in an airplane. You run into the repair and off again without stopping. That's the important part....without stopping. The new shellac will be easily buffed into the repaired area that way. If you notice the wad getting difficult to move through the repair, add more alcohol. Don't over do it but with this technique you'll blend the repair easily into the finish and end up with a nice repair, hardly noticable. If it's still too 'bright', you can just use some 0000 wool and some oil and buff it to the same sheen of the surrounding area. Practice on some scrap, of course, if you've never done this before. Rome A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.