Fw: shellac sealer on plate yes yes yesYES

[David Stanwood]

WARNING!

Years ago I used shellac as a sealer for plates and after a few years the 
finish started to crackle and in some cases peel off in sheets.  I found the 
solution in a product call Silicone Stop Sealer which was made by Mohawk.  I 
have two gallons left... but I called the factory and they put me through to 
a chemist who told me that it is half shellac and half lacquer.

The way I use it is to spray on as an undercoat then when it is quite dry I 
spray Utilac gold in a spray can... this alas is discontinued as well.  Then 
I mix about 1/3 orange shellac with the silicone stop seal and overspray the 
gold starting with a very thin coat then spraying until the right golden hue 
is had...

I love the look, warmth, and feel, especially in tungsten light....

I treat the Steinway action rails the same way and it looks almost like 
polished brass.....but without the eventual tarnish.

Shellac reacts with metal and I had some bad experience mixing shellac with 
the powder but I think some experimentation with lacquer/shellac is worth 
while...

David Stanwood

>From: "Erwinpiano" <Erwinpiano@email.msn.com>
>Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Subject: Fw: shellac sealer on plate yes yes yesYES
>Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 07:20:08 -0700
>
>Very interesting post Mark Potter.  Once again it may have taken me another 
>decade to think of that all by myself but I catch on quick after a long 
>time!
>      Thanks
>
>    DAle Erwin
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: bases-loaded@juno.com
>To: pianotech@ptg.org
>Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 4:10 AM
>Subject: Re: shellac sealer on plate yes yes yesYES
>
>
>On Tue, 03 Jul 2001 21:43:09 -0700 "Diane Hofstetter" 
><dianepianotuner@hotmail.com> writes:
>   Dale,
>
>   Me too,  I offer up my gratitude to all who suggested shellac!
>   After two coats of spray shellac, sanding in between all coats, and a 
>coat of gold enamel, the fish-eyes are gone and tomorrow I can put the top 
>clear coat on.  Whew!
>
>   Diane
>
>
>   Hi Diane -
>
>   I'm glad it worked out for you so well!  Yet another alternative for you 
>would be to mix bronze powder right in with the shellac and use that as 
>your finish, or at least as a primer/sealer coat that already has a bronze 
>color.  I have done it many times with good results every time.  Use the 
>palest color of shellac you can find, though, as a dark shellac will yield 
>a darker gold color when mixed with the powder.
>
>   Shellac is a finisher's right hand man.
>
>   Mark Potter
>   bases-loaded@juno.com
>
>

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