Now, here he is, having been oil-scrubbed, tooth-brushed, t-shirt-oil-wiped, and finally a bit of an attempt at Glenn's oil + de-natured alcohol method for smoothing out the ridges of old chipped shellac to prepare for a new coat.
I'm not doing so well. I seem to have made some spots worse. In general, I cannot seem to get the right lightness in order to do anything but take off more shellac and migrate where the ridge is. Photo #3 shows a goof which is my fault; when first starting, I had too much alcohol on the finger swab and you can see I wrecked a wee corner of a decal. It is an inconspicuous spot, so I am not too fussed about it; however, I don't want to make that mistake again!
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Last edited by Cecilia S.; 11-14-2013 at 12:22 PM.