Turning Finishes

I haven't seen that program, but sounds like a regular friction polish to me (Mulands, HUT, etc.) . That contains, shellac and carbuba wax.

Peter Teubel Milford, MA

comes in a jar, here in the US. It does give a nice finish. Google "friction wax" for competing products. LD

Yep, the lac beetle makes wax. It's what you see in the bottom of the initial mix when you buy shellac flakes which have not been dewaxed. You decant the clear shellac and throw the residue, normally.

be that, but it could be a commercial suspension of non-lac wax aswell.

Shellac can be applied on a non-turning turning, too. Some use it as a base for other finishes, some for the full finish. I like to use a one-pound cut to seal, applying with a rag and taking off any raised grain with 400 sandpaper. Second coat, same as the first. Then, while waiting for someone to get sick or in front of a boring football game, I rub with a rag lubricated with olive or grapeseed oil. It makes a finish with as much depth as you care to have by adding more rubs.

I thought those finishes came in solid form? This was a sort of paste. It could have been the ShellaWax that some have pointed out, I think they were using out of a paper cup so I didn't see a product label. It definitely wasn't pure shellac, waxed or de-waxed. Has anyone ever tried to make this type of finish? I made some finish that was a mixture of beeswax and mineral oil once. The thing I didn't like about it was that it never got hard, as mineral oil doesn't polymerize. Could it be as simple as melting some wax into some shellac? Any ideas on ratios?

past the end of the first page. LD

Evenin' Alan:

Hut's Crystal Coat is a Shellac/Beeswax combination that I used on Pens. Easy to use and good finish.

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