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Post by nccamper on Jan 20, 2023 23:38:23 GMT -8
Great start. Each coat looks better than the one before. It hard to know when to stop. I think 3 coat of amber looks great.
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Post by tincanalley on Jan 21, 2023 16:28:45 GMT -8
Uhhhhg.. I went out to do another coat. The weather we have been having has been really wet, and got cold last night. I think the top of my tent had some condensation and dripped on my first coat. Now there are water spot stains in some places. I’ve tarped over the top. Going to wait until it warms a bit more and no condensation risk. My tent is dry no leaks from above, it’s just very humid (lots of rain in the NW). Daytime highs mid 40s lows mid 30s. As long is it’s above. 40 it is ok to apply ( I also made my own with the flakes and denatured alcohol 2# cut). Anybody have any advice on the water spots - what to do would be great..…No more coats of shellac until I have a plan. Back to rebuilding the windows and aluminum polishing.
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Scott
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Post by Teachndad on Jan 21, 2023 21:20:32 GMT -8
Hi Scott,
Sorry about the water drops. Did you happen to luck out and have the spots appear where cabinets would be so that they would hide behind the cabinets? As we work on our own trailers, it's easy to see the mistakes or water spots, but in the end when you have it all together, most people won't see it unless you point it out. We always want it immaculate and to reflect the time and energy we put into the restoration. I get it.
I don't work with shellac, so I can't give you advice on how to respond to the water spots. Someone who works with it regularly, should come along at some point and give you some options.
Cheers,
Rod
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Post by tincanalley on Jan 21, 2023 22:43:30 GMT -8
Thanks Rod.
I’ll probably just put more coats on, like you said when it’s done I might be the only one noticing. If not, I’ll just tell people it’s birdseye birch paneling in places! Lol…
It’s just a bummer, when the first finished part after all that work isn’t exactly right. But like so much of life, it’s how do we learn to accept our mistakes, or unfortunate events, learn from them and carry on.
-Scott
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Post by newin62 on Jan 22, 2023 3:22:36 GMT -8
Hi Scott,
Sorry to hear about the water spots. Although dried shellac is waterproof, water mixed with the alcohol will make the shellac cloudy. That's why if you spill an alcoholic drink on a shellac surface it will leave a stain. I read somewhere that you can lift the stains by simply refinishing the surface with a generous coat of thinned shellac provided that it is done when the relative humidity is very low. The thinned shellac will dissolve the existing finish and allow the water to evaporate from the existing finish with the alcohol. To see if it will work you could recreate the water spots on a scrap piece of birch plywood and experiment with a thinned re-coat on a dry day.
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Post by tincanalley on Jan 22, 2023 7:17:28 GMT -8
That’s sounds like it’s worth a try. Thanks for the tip!
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Post by tincanalley on Jan 22, 2023 11:38:43 GMT -8
Crisis is over. Not sure what happened, but after covering overnight, no real water spots except 1 I can live with. Put on a second coat today. Seems fine, letting it dry thoroughly before any more coats. 3F0A84C8-E615-4150-85B7-9CF9A3BF8633 by asmay22, on Flickr
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Post by tincanalley on Jan 24, 2023 9:43:36 GMT -8
Well , it was still too humid for a second coat. Got some white streaking/blushing, tried thinning out with alcohol - sorta worked. Going to pause on this wall, finish the curbside and wait until later when humidity is at ,at least below 80% outside before any more shellac ( I dont have a place inside big enough inside - just under the tent). Anyways lots of other projects to do before shellac…
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Post by tincanalley on Jan 25, 2023 18:14:04 GMT -8
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Post by nccamper on Jan 25, 2023 20:24:40 GMT -8
Wet Shellac is definitely weather sensitive. Even dry hot weather is hard to manage because the shellac dries too fast.
When I have imperfects, they usually resolve themselves with an additional coat or two or when I lightly sand with 400g paper between coat 3 and 4.
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Post by tincanalley on Jan 28, 2023 14:49:32 GMT -8
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