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  1. #1
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    Default 2-pack polyurethane over shellac OK ?

    I want to finish some fittings for in my shop. They are made from MDF and have been sealed with shellac.
    I was going to use a 2 - pack acrylic lacquer topcoat, but my supplier no longer carries this stuff. They have 2-pack polyurethane, but I am not sure if the shellac is compatible with it.

    Does anyone have any experience that they would like to pass on ?
    Thanks in advance.

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    I may have answered my own question.
    I've got some 2-pack polyurethane left over from another job. I mixed up a small batch and brushed some on the back of one of the panels.

    It looks OK so far ( after 1 hour ), the paint is still a bit soft. But seems to have bonded OK.
    I'll wait till its dry fully and see good it is.

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    Default Did it work?

    Just came across your 2006 post and wondered if it worked.

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    FWIW I've done one pack poly - Estapol - over a couple of sad french polished coffee tables.

    One worked fine; the other developed a whitish bloom of some kind under it after some years.
    Cheers, Ern

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    Sorry Guys, I have not actually sprayed these shop fittings yet, my test pieces still look good
    I have everything ready, and cleared a spot in a spare shed, once the rain stops and the humidity drops, I will get them finished.

    Also copping some flack about it from SWMBO .

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    Well the weather came good for me at the right time. I got the bits and pieces sprayed over 2 days.
    The results look great. No trouble with the 2pack poly bonding to the shellac it seems.

    Not sure if photos would help, but I will take a couple and see what they look like.

    Charcoal coloured MDF shop fittings are nothing to get too excited about.

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    Heres one thats going to the shop tomorrow.

    Attachment 186530 Attachment 186531

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