shellaced piece
During a demo on using shellac, I've scattered large droplets of water on a dewaxed shellac finish and left them there for 30-60 minutes while doin g the demo. When I eventually wipe it off, there's no sign it was ever there . I haven't tried the experiment with shellac containing wax.
But I'd be hesitant to submerge a shellac finish, as in the canoe menti oned in an earlier post :-).
A few years ago I tried an experiment. I took a scrap of walnut and finished one half with dewaxed shellac. The other half was finished with shellac containing wax (Bullseye). I poured a puddle of water and set a glass in the puddle on each half and let it sit overnight. The next morning the dewaxed side was fine. The side finished with the shellac containing wax had the white ring and the grain of the wood was raised.
Hello,
What are your requirements? What will you be using the wax for and how much do you want? Are you looking for a cream or paste wax, or bulk solids...
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