Sanding Shellac Floors

Shellac can be made from scratch or purchased pre made.

Sanding shellac floors.

Shellac using a brush to cut in corners and edges. When a shellac finish needs restoration it s possible to apply new material directly over the old because like lacquer shellac amalgamates and the two coatings merge. If you re up for the extra effort of making the mixture yourself purchase shellac resin flakes and combine with denatured alcohol using. Although shellac is a durable finish you can accidentally scratch it.

So for almost all new wood situations we come back to asking why use shellac at all. Filling pores helps you achieve an ultra smooth surface for a high gloss finish but tinted pore fillers also color the wood surface. How many times can a wood floor be sanded. Apply shellac to main body of the floor using a lambs wool applicator following the grain of the wood.

Not only is there no benefit to using shellac as a sealer in most situations there are good reasons not to use it. Use a soft broom for everyday sweeping and vacuum with a bare floor or upholstery attachment that has soft. Finishing floors with bulls eye shellac apply a coat of 2 lb. Either as single sanding coat before painting or varnishing or as a full finish.

Before applying pore filler first seal the entire surface using a sanding sealer and lightly sand off any raised grain. Sanding a wood floor is a multi step process. None of it is rocket science but it will help you to read through all the sanding pages including first things first working with sanders and edgers and the sanding faq before you begin.