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   Sphere | Aug 24, 2008 07:16pm | #1

   All the oil based poly are gonna add some amber. WB poly ( minwax?) can be used over shellac, but it'll still have a blueish cast on the surface. Use oil poly, skip the shellac.

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   Heck | Aug 24, 2008 07:19pm | #2

   OK, off to try a patch test of the oil poly.

   Thanks. 

          

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   frenchy | Aug 24, 2008 07:41pm | #3

   Heck,

     yes!

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   Heck | Aug 24, 2008 09:40pm | #4

   LOL 

          

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   byhammerandhand | Aug 25, 2008 12:11am | #5

   Just be sure to use _de-waxed_ shellac.

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   mrfixitusa | Aug 25, 2008 12:58am | #6

   I looked at Home Depot just out of curiosity and they DID NOT have the dewaxed shellac

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   Sphere | Aug 25, 2008 01:10am | #7

   The only dewaxed I know of is Seal-coat, all the other zinnser products are not dewaxed.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

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   DougU | Aug 25, 2008 05:46am | #10

   Duane

   You asked me a week or so ago why I didn't care for the Seal Coat, remember?

   I mis-typed, the product that I didn't care for was the sanding sealer by Minwax, not Seal Coat.

   I ran across the can out in the garage the other day and it hit me that I was not talking about the right product!

   Anyway, thought I'd share that with ya

   Doug

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   Sphere | Aug 25, 2008 01:37pm | #11

   There ya go. I had a customer with pine r/p doors, and he wanted to use the minwax junk. It wasn't a good idea.

   Sealcoat has saved my bacon, many times, the most memorable was refin of a mahog dining room set, 12 chairs and 16' of tables (demi lune ends, drop leaf) and it all had silcone contam. Seal coat made me a hero.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

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   frenchy | Aug 25, 2008 01:22am | #8

   byhammerandhand,

     I've not found the need for the unwaxed shellac.. I've used all sorts of finishes over regular bullseye without any sign of paint peeling.. In fact where I sprayed bullseye  shellac outdoors before applying spar varnish the shellac stays better without signs of peeling than where I applied spar varinsih without over bare wood..

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   JMadson | Aug 25, 2008 03:29am | #9

   You can just add the color to your poly and skip the shellac step. Find the best stain that matches the "abmer" you're looking for and add a little to your poly. Just make sure you have the same base for your poly and the stain, ie. oil & oil or water & water.