harleycontracter
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Looking to seal my garage walls and ceiing. Like to give it a little color buy don't want to stain it. Thinking of amber shellac and other ideas? What have you used? I do want a little color...........
Finishing a Pine wall 1 step
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upndown
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White paint on pine?
Tim The Tool Man
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on amber shellac! A nostalgic favorite of mine. For a significant cash savings (and increased durability) you can instead go with a gallon or two (depending on how much you are covering) of floor grade polyurethane tinted with an amber colorant. Though it would work, I would avoid a water based poly because it does not yellow the wood like oil based poly.
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harleycontracter
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Have 1500 sq ft Yes and i do like the yellowed look. Who would have the tinting agent? At a paint store?
I was really thinking of an amber shellac. Any reasons NOT to use that?
I was really thinking of an amber shellac. Any reasons NOT to use that?
Tim The Tool Man
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For a ceiling? no, none I can think of other than cost... On a wall, poly would just last longer/more durable...
as to who can tint it, any paint store our you can by gently mixing in maybe a cup of minwax stain per gallon of poly. Just DO NOT shake poly. Gently stir only....
rob in nh
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i used helmsman polyurethane on ours, it does change color with age.
Zeke
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If you want some "ageing" as far as color goes, don't let any color get into the soft grain. Seal the wood first with a simple pre-conditioner." Then you can add some aniline dye to some alcohol and mix that up with your shellac. There are other oil soluble dyes that can be added to sanding sealer. Oil based sanding sealer is one of my favorite overall finishes, but it is not sold in CA anymore.
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harleycontracter
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Doing it tomorrow Any more ideas?
Looked into mixing minwax with urethane. Said would leave a blotchy finish ????
Looked into mixing minwax with urethane. Said would leave a blotchy finish ????
Gary S
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Polyurethane. I refuse to use an inferior product like shellac on anything.
YOU DO KNOW WHAT SHELLAC IS, DON'T YOU!!!!!
It is bug ****.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellac
YOU DO KNOW WHAT SHELLAC IS, DON'T YOU!!!!!
It is bug ****.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellac
Randy in Maine
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Generally an oil based poly will darken considerably more with age than a water based poly.
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harleycontracter
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Shellac is bug **** !!! No way..............
Zeke
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Gary, some of the finest homes and furniture is all done with shellac with a varnish top coat. No, you wouldn't do this on a boat. The drawback is buying the denatured alcohol to cut the shellac and to clean up brushes. Shellac is a decent alternative to what the environmental nazis are saying is bad, namely oil and solvent based finishes.
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harleycontracter
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Stained & Sealer today. Lighting tomorrow Then I can take better pics. Still need my floor poured. Now with lights and heat I hoping for this week.
Angelfire
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And far superior to crappy polyurethane in a number of categories. And it's not bug ****. I hate ignorance.