Shellac on soundboard

[bases-loaded@juno.com]

HI Daniel -

Shellac is a wonderful finish, but a tricky one to apply well because of
its fast drying time.  You COULD french polish it, but if you haven't
performed this procedure before, I wouldn't think starting with a
soundboard would be a fruitful choice.  Brushing, too, has problems
because it flashes off so fast.  Certainly a very high quality brush is a
must, a good practiced brushing technique a real plus, and for something
this big, you might consider adding a retarder to slow down the drying
times a bit.  Longer dry times between coats would be necessary, but it
would allow much greater freedom in application.

I highly suggest practicing first on a panel of similar size.

Do you have spray equipment?  

Mark Potter
bases-loaded@juno.com

On Tue, 19 Feb 2002 23:25:30 +0100 "Daniel Lindholm"
<mailinglists@home.se> writes:
> Hi!
> 
> I would like to get some suggestions on how to refinish a grand 
> soundboard
> with shellac.
> Do you apply it with brush? French polish?
> 
> I would be grateful for any advice!
> 
> Thanks,
> Daniel Lindholm / Sweden
> 
> 
>