Shellac over painted leg flutes

Hi all,

I've recently been working on a Chippendale style end table and am fast approaching the finish line (excuse the pun).

The table has legs which are fluted on two faces. I want to apply a black paint to the flutes before finishing the table with hard shellac. I've purchased a can of satin black spray paint from bunnings (British paints).

Will there be any any issue with the shellac going over the black paint?

The timber is QLD Maple.

Cheers,


My legs:
Attachment 419259

Magazine legs:
Attachment 419260

I have done it with a centre speaker. But I did a lot of coats before wet sanding and polishing. The black paint was from a spray can. The wood used was MDF.

Why spoil a nice job with paint. It would look much nicer without.

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Why spoil a nice job with paint. It would look much nicer without.

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Well that's the other thing. I was considering leaving it. I thought it looked quite good on the red oak in the article but it does seem a shame to paint QLD Maple with it's lovely shimmer.