11-18-2012, 09:08 AM
Just something else I have encountered while refinishing some old furniture for my mother in law. I used spray toner and clear lacquer and had the devil's own time with fisheyes everwhere! I think my MIL had used Pledge or something similar for years. The stuff had penetrated the finish and absorbed into the wood preventing the lacquer from adhering.
My solution was to lay on a couple coats of shellac and then lightly sand, blow off and tack cloth the finish. After that I was able to spray my toner and clear with one or two fisheyes instead of hundreds.
The shellac appears to be totally compatible with the lacquer and they still look good a year later.
My solution was to lay on a couple coats of shellac and then lightly sand, blow off and tack cloth the finish. After that I was able to spray my toner and clear with one or two fisheyes instead of hundreds.
The shellac appears to be totally compatible with the lacquer and they still look good a year later.
