In the past, I have used quite an amount of Target's WB Amber Shellac as a sealer, then either a Target WB Lacquer or WB Poly topcoat over bare hardwoods without any issues. I used a HVLP setup to spray, raised the grain with a moist wipe down and re sanded with 220# before applying anything. Sometimes I would hit the wood with a thinned "blotch" preventer and then some color with Transtint before the amber shellac and top coating of choice. I have not used their products in a few years now and have bought some of their EM 1000 sealer and their 9000 poly to apply over bare pecan. I have not yet decided whether or not to add some Honey Amber to the sealer to warm the finish up and have a couple of questions.
1) If I want to add some Transtint Honey Amber to the EM 1000, how many drops of Transtint do I need to add to the sealer? I would mix the Transtint into some water to then add the mixture into the volume of sealer expected to spray (say a pint), but don't know how much Transtint is required to just warm up the finish to a conventional lacquer shade.
2) Will I benefit by adding a second coat of sealer or will one suffice? I am leaning towards two coats, but will eliminate it if experience shows that a second coat will weaken the ensuing topcoats.
3) Just to confirm, Target finishes (both the sealer and poly) still have 100% burn-in capability, correct? In the past, I tended to put on four coats of topcoat after the sealer and then only lightly scuff sand to get rid of nibs, dust mites or overspray when applying the topcoats. I never sanded between any coats of either sealer, topcoat or going from sealer to topcoat. After a week or more, I would rub out the final topcoat some as required.
I did look into Target's forum, but the new forum did not help and I have not yet gotten into their archived forum. I'd appreciate any advise anyone sends my way.
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