how soon can I shellac over a Linseed oil wipe?
on my daughters surprise curley maple dresser? I did an anniline dye, sand, the dry wipe, not flood of linseed oil, then I am planninmg shellac. :confused: I have a Jeff jewitt book that says a few minutes, yet I recall reading elsewhere wait a few days, BIG difference, Thanks to all, Dave
how soon can I shellac over a Linseed oil wipe?
Dave,
From "Understanding Wood Finishing", Bob Flexner, "Linseed oil ..... in its raw state, is an inefficient finish because it takes many days to cure. So, to make it more effective, metallic driers are added ... they act as catalysts to speed the curing..... With driers added, linseed oil cures in about a day and is called 'boiled' linseed oil. Unless you want an oil that cures very slowly, there's no reason to use raw linseed oil."
So the answer depends on which type of oil you used. I have used neither so I personnelly do not know how long either takes.
Shellac is good. Do a search on the recent thread "How do I eliminate varnish odor"; it has a lot of information on using shellac.
Regards, Joe