Originally Posted by
Friar_Tuck
My favorite way to use shellac is with a ball of t-shirt material inside a good linen or cotton cloth. Wind up the ball and put just a bit of thinned shellac on the ball. Rub the shellac into the surface with a circular motion. It will be dry by time you get to the other side so you can start over. You are putting on a tiny amount each pass. After a few passes, put a couple drops of olive oil on the surface and include it in your next pass. Do this a few evenings and you will be amazed. It is the basic of French polishing, but I don't go to that extreme.
I watched a video on the technique you are talking about. It seems to me that applying with a brush is asking for trouble with me. I heard that shellac can be unforgiving and knowing me, i would have all kinds of brush streaks. I have a bag of t shirt material and i was just going to make the ball with that. Will i need to add denatured alcohol to my shellac? I have pre mixed shellac. (Turns out that zinsser is pre mixed 2 lb cut).