Just Subscribed ! And So Far I'm Very Impressed ! I've been a builder my Whole 62 yrs. ! Started in Rough neck construction after High School, Went into Residential Homes, Then to Finish work , and Cabinets ! I honestly Couldn't tell you how many House's and Kitchen & Bath Cabinets i've built ! But I started Playing Guitar at 10, I've been repairing for maybe 15 ,, and I'm gonna start Building ! My Shop is about 24x40 ! Iv'e Got upper and lower Cabinets built 360 degrees less 2 doors and the windows , Most of my tooling purchased , many of my Jigs , including 32' & 48' Radius disc's my Go Bar Table , sooo it's almost time ! I do have a sitka Spruce top and walnut back , glued up and roughed out ! But, I was worried about my finish ! I've shot many gallons of Lacquer & Poly , Paint ! But never Shellac in a French Polish ! So Far very Impressed !
That sounds like an amazing setup! I've found that high solids finishes like poly, vinyl, and polyester just add so much resistance to the top's movement that it really kills the sound. The FP is sonically the most transparent finish you can apply. It takes a lot of elbow grease and patience but I really think its worth it. Let me know how you are progressing!
Naphtha has more solvents and ingredients than grain alcohol or even denatured alcohol. Those can be skin and lung irritants. I like the grain alcohol because it is the original solvent for the shellac, it flashes off nicely, it removes the oil really well, it doesn't have the extra nasties, it continues to level the finish as we spirit, and it won't leave anything behind. If you use naphtha, let us know how it goes.
Just Subscribed ! And So Far I'm Very Impressed ! I've been a builder my Whole 62 yrs. ! Started in Rough neck construction after High School, Went into Residential Homes, Then to Finish work , and Cabinets ! I honestly Couldn't tell you how many House's and Kitchen & Bath Cabinets i've built ! But I started Playing Guitar at 10, I've been repairing for maybe 15 ,, and I'm gonna start Building ! My Shop is about 24x40 ! Iv'e Got upper and lower Cabinets built 360 degrees less 2 doors and the windows , Most of my tooling purchased , many of my Jigs , including 32' & 48' Radius disc's my Go Bar Table , sooo it's almost time ! I do have a sitka Spruce top and walnut back , glued up and roughed out ! But, I was worried about my finish ! I've shot many gallons of Lacquer & Poly , Paint ! But never Shellac in a French Polish ! So Far very Impressed !
That sounds like an amazing setup! I've found that high solids finishes like poly, vinyl, and polyester just add so much resistance to the top's movement that it really kills the sound. The FP is sonically the most transparent finish you can apply. It takes a lot of elbow grease and patience but I really think its worth it. Let me know how you are progressing!
Why not just use naptha to remove the oil?
Naphtha has more solvents and ingredients than grain alcohol or even denatured alcohol. Those can be skin and lung irritants. I like the grain alcohol because it is the original solvent for the shellac, it flashes off nicely, it removes the oil really well, it doesn't have the extra nasties, it continues to level the finish as we spirit, and it won't leave anything behind. If you use naphtha, let us know how it goes.