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  1. 12th August 2011, 10:15 PM #1
    Mimmy
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    Default Shellac or Lacquer?

    Hi all,
    I recently purchased an old sideboard to restore- I think it's from the 1930s.
    there is very little finish left on it - but how do I find out what finish it had originally so I can 'restore' it rather than change the original finish?
    Thanks in advance
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  2. 15th August 2011, 09:23 AM #2
    Bob38S
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    Hi Mimmy and welcome to the forums.

    If you take a pad with metho and rub it over some of the finish and it goes sticky and comes off then it is shellac - if it doesn't then it is some other material - try thinners. Remember to try it out in an area that is not obvious.
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