---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment At 08:03 AM 07/08/2001 -0400, you wrote: >It sounds to me like you were using some shellac that was past its shelf >life. I have never heard of it "letting go" of any surface that was >reasonably clean, nor have I EVER heard of lacquer having any >compatibility problems with shellac whatsoever. However, when shellac >gets old it will never set up, remain kind of rubbery, and crinkle >easily, and I could see it possibly shedding a top coat placed on it. >Mark Potter I learned the hard way that the shellac available in hardware and paint stores is not the material to use for finishing furniture. You need the de-waxed version. There is a site on the web which carries shellac flakes for making it fresh: http://www.homesteadfinishing.com/Our%20Catalog.htm Regards, ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/77/29/62/00/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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