shellac as a sealer

I’m not that familiar with Shellac, but I have never cut it when I did use it.

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Not necessary if you are using it as a sealer. But if you are using it as a washcoat, I’d dilute it down by a half.

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If you mean the sealcoat, I use that a lot and never thin at all.

-- He who dies with the most tools... dies with the emptiest wallet.

I would thin it to about a 1-2lb cut for a sealer with DNA…

You could probably add 1/3 more of DNA and it would work great for a sealer…

I don’t think I’d use it straight out of the can unthinned for a sealer… you’d be wasting shellac and I think you’d be sanding more too…

With a thinner cut, it would seal better, dry faster, and wouldn’t require as much sanding.

IMHO

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Two applications of 1lb cut of dewaxed shellac, would be more effective. Your want better penetration to help control blotching on poplar.

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FWIW, sealcoat is a 2lb cut.
I’ve never had issues with drying time, sealing or sanding.

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I always cut Sealcoat 50/50 with DNA.

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I also cut Seal coat at least 50% when using as a sealer and sometimes as much as 75% for hard closed grain woods.

-- Roger M, Aiken, SC

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50/50 sounds good!

I think I remember that Scott Phllipps does 50/50…

It isn’t super critical… but it sounds like you should be thinning it…

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