Water Dye and Shellac

[BlackF]

Hej!

ubeaut posted this earlier: "By the way you can now get shellac that's as tough and durable as many other surface coatings. http://www.ubeaut.com.au/hardshell.htm "

Looking at the blurb it mentions "Hard Shellac now has an added plasticiser". I would like to know what the additive is as it is not mentioned in MSDS which could be a problem regarding compliance to product registration ... maybe ...

I'd like to know what the additive is because I am sure that it is not going to be a natural product; could be melamine or urea I guess. If it isn't "natural" then what are the associated health risks of long term exposure from the product?

cheers

The Black One

[Woodwould]

I don't know what Neil uses in his hard polish, but I used to make up hard polish just for dining table tops to which I added melamine resin. In use, one wouldn't know it wasn't ordinary shellac, but when cured, it was extremely tough and scratch resistant.

[mic-d]

I dug up some sites on this for someone else recently, thought they may be of use here.

http://www.josephfusco.org/Articles/...tch_Stain.html
http://www.popularwoodworking.com/ar...ner_Confusion/

A couple more that might be useful
http://www.josephfusco.org/Articles/...d_shellac.html

and where I found the one above
http://www.wwch.org/Technique/Finishes/Finishing.htm

Cheers
Michael