I have little experience with finishes that aren’t Milk Paint or Danish Oil. It’s a shortcoming; I know. But I’ve been experimenting with shellac finish on the little box I made. Here is, as near as I can tell, a fail-safe process for finishing a project with Shellac.
Step 1: Brush on coat of sanding sealer, then sand with 220 grit sandpaper when dry.
Step 2: Apply 2-5 coats of shellac, thinned to approximately 50-50 with denatured alcohol, sanding with 220 grit sand paper between coats.
Step 3: Agonize over puddling and corning and consider throwing entire project away.
Step 4: Remove shellac with denatured alcohol and paint entire project with milk paint in shame.
Step 5: Lock project away in closet never to be seen again.
Has anyone had a similar experience?
JPG
The Apartment Woodworker 
…but why are you sanding after the first coat? The alcohol in each fresh coat dissolves the coats below it anyway…
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Oh no! Don’t lock the project in a closet… That top lid is way too nice.
Could you not have used something like steel wool to do the sanding? Or perhaps a much finer grit?
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Yeah, I’m trying steel wool saturated with denatured alcohol to smooth out the puddling.
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That’s it with shellac? That’s really astonishing post. Short post but all information are really included in it which is essential. I love it
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