Shellac on Cedar

[rick7938]

I need some advice on an emergency finishing job. I have a small cedar wine rack that I need to get some shellac onto ASAP. I have not tried shellac finish in a long time, and this may not be the time to experiment, but I really want to try shellac on the cedar wine rack.

I bought some Zinsser amber shellac in a can that is described as a "3# cut." I am thinking that I want to cut the shellac to 1# cut so that I can put on multiple coats with 320 sanding in between each coat for 6-8 coats. I don't have time to order the flakes so the canned stuff will have to do.

What do you think about this strategy? Any suggestions will be gratefully accepted.

 

[DaveO]

I think that it is a great strategy. I've used Zinnsers shellac many time and had very good results. I've even top-coated it with poly and the world hasn't imploded yet. Just cut the 3# from the can with DNA, they even tell you the proportions on the can to get a 1-1.5# cut
Show us how it comes out.
Dave

 

[michaelgarner]

sounds safe,,I have not used shellac on cedar but I did a quick google search and everything that came up seemed to say that it was OK. Here is the google search.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...t&cd=1&q=finishing+cedar+with+shellac&spell=1

I didn't find a specific site saying how to apply it, just that a lot of people have used it as a finish for cedar. be blessed friend.

 

[michaelgarner]

found a link to that talks about finishing an old cedar chest. You should be good.

http://www.paintcenter.org/rj/nov03k.cfm