On Fri, 07 Jun 2002 00:58:14 -0400 Jon Page <jonpage@attbi.com> writes: > When using shellac as a sealer, a week or two has to pass before > topcoating with lacquer or a water-based material. Hi Jon - No offense, but I'll have to disagree with this statement. Using fresh, dewaxed shellac, spraying two coats of 1 1/2 lb. cut 2 hours apart, allows topcoating of water-based material in as little as 2 hours (under ideal temp and humidity), and certainly no more than overnight at the outside. This is assuming, of course, that it hasn't been "gobbed" on thicker than would be prudent. I have done this routinely over the last 10 years with no problems at all, and know other refinishers following the same schedule. Even in the old days, spraying the nitrocellulose lacquer, I routinely would use shellac as a fish-eye controller, and found overnight more than adequate. A quick scuff with a grey pad and fire away. Have you actually had problems of compatibility with dewaxed shellac having cured overnight? Mark Potter bases-loaded@juno.com
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