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09-19-2009, 06:11 PM #7
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I have a question about this. I am finishing a set of Jatoba scales. I had put Tung Oil on for the first coat. Then I used Valspar Professional high gloss water based poly for my finish coats. The Valspar went on very nice and leveled well. It dried fast and within an hour I used 0000 steel wool to scuff the finish for the next coat. WOW, I was surprised to see the poly was peeling off the scale. I ended up taking the sand paper and removing all of the poly finish and then went to the hardware store and bought some oil based high gloss poly.
The question I have is: After applying the Tung Oil, is it a imperative to use a top coat? I would like to know what would be the best top coat after using Tung Oil. I see that floppyshoes uses shellac as a top coat. And by the term "wash coat", is that thinned out shellac? Why shellac?
Thanks,
Bill W