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[pslamp32]

Anybody who has used this water-based lacquer before know if it can be sprayed over waxed shellac? I sprayed a coat over regular shellac, I normally only use dewaxed but they were out, and I have a mosaic of cracks as it dries. Any idea what could be causing this? I've never used water-based lacquer. Thanks.

 

[Travis Porter]

No, you cannot spray it over shellac with wax. For that matter, I know of no finish that works over shellac with wax.

Your issue is the wax in the shellac. The only thing I know to do is to take it off and start over.

 

[mkepke]

Wax is the spawn of the devil - when it comes to topcoating.

Strip the shellac and try again.

-Mark

 

[pslamp32]

Thanks. That's what I figured. I knew I shouldn't have used the regular shellac. CRAP!

 

[Travis Porter]

I talked with the people at target a while back and you really don't need shellac with the USL. Just thin the USL by 10 to 20 percent and use that as your first coat/sealer.