Need help with choosing shellac.

[George Bokros]

I am going to use shellac for the interior of a cabinet I am building for the wife and plan to pre assembly finish the inside surfaces. What shellac would your recommend? Would you cut it or use it straight from the container? Planning to put on two coats to the interior surfaces and the drawer boxes.

Thanks for your help.

George

[Scott Holmes]

De-waxed shellac. If you are mixing your own from flakes a 2# cut is fine. 2 coats is all you need no need to sand between coats. If you are buying premixed Zinsser shellac I would recommend the Seal Coat (also a 2# de-waxed shellac) If you want another color shellac then mixing from flakes is the best option. All the other Zinsser's still have the wax.

[Jim Becker]

I use the Zinsser SealCoat that Scott mentions for this purpose and pretty much any other time, too, since I generally use shellac as a sealer or for a simple clear finish. You can also use a water borne finish for the insides of cabinets...which is what I did for my own kitchen.

[Jerry Olexa]

Agree with Jim and Scott..