Hi all,
I am making a kitchen table for my dad his wife and am trying to match the desk I made them last Christmas. The desk is red oak, and I did my usual oak finish routine of a coat of medium walnut Watco, a coat of shellac sanding sealer, and 2 coats of Minwax satin polyurethane. The difficulty is they want the pores filled on the table. I typically don't fill the pores because I don't like the look, so I am new at this.
My question is, can I put the CrystaLac water-based filler over the oil-based Watco without adhesion issues? And if so, how long do I need to wait before I put on the CrystaLac? I also had thought I could put a layer of shellac over the Watco if I needed to. I was hoping that since the CrystaLac is clear, I could match the Watco-in-the-grain look of the desk.
According to the directions, I can't put shellac over the CrystaLac, so i will skip that step. I am going to topcoat with three coats of Minwax satin polyurethane.
Also if anyone has any good tips on using the CrystaLac filler I could use those too.
Thanks!