Mark Kelly
07-21-2004, 3:24 PM
Yesterday evening, I did some "test" finishing work by padding shellac on a big piece of maple ply. After hearing about it here, I read up on padding shellac in a few books and internet searches. However, I think I did something wrong.
I padded on the shellac (btw, it is waxed shellac (Zinsser), pre mixed as some recently purchased flakes are in the mail) in circular motions. however, this left a lot of high spots of finish on the surface. I can think of a few reasons, but they may not be right:
1) The cut is too thick (I think it is a 3lb. cut).
2) There is way too much shellac in the pad.
3) I should have padded in a straight direction, instead of circles.
Any ideas why I am not getting a smooth finish?
I padded on the shellac (btw, it is waxed shellac (Zinsser), pre mixed as some recently purchased flakes are in the mail) in circular motions. however, this left a lot of high spots of finish on the surface. I can think of a few reasons, but they may not be right:
1) The cut is too thick (I think it is a 3lb. cut).
2) There is way too much shellac in the pad.
3) I should have padded in a straight direction, instead of circles.
Any ideas why I am not getting a smooth finish?