Aerosol Musts, Please Read:
Get Top Results from your Aerosols
Storage for use: 65° F – 85° F. – Store Out of the direct sun.
Shake Well before each use.
To Understand How Important shaking
and clearing the tube is, Please See:
Clear the Tube Before Using an Aerosol
New Cans:
Shake Well 2 Minutes: especially Colored lacquers, Stains, Glazes,
Clear Aerosols Semi-Gloss, Satin, Matt, Flatt, Dead Flatt
Ultra Penetrating NGR DYE – JET BLACK
The beautiful deep JET BLACK Dye (Behlen Formula)
is back in production and SHIPPING.
Available here: in Pints, Quarts, Gallons
Ultra® Penetrating NGR (Non Grain Raising) DYE. Excellent fade & UV resistance.
Intermix to arrive at custom colors.
Reduce color intensity with Shellac Solvent Denatured Alcohol.
See: NGR (Non Grain Raising) Dye application & use information
As of June 1st 2019 the H.Behlen Finishing Products were transitioned to the Mohawk Finishing Products label.
Not every product was included in the transition,
in that there are good Mohawk equivalents for those items.
Products that have been made using the same formula for years
will be co-labeled with both Behlen & Mohawk Product numbers.
Many products are the exactly the SAME
and others have an exact match in the Mohawk brand.
See our H.BEHLEN / Mohawk online catalog @ behlensupply.com
We have many H.Behlen Finish Products are still available,
If the Behlen product # is showing in our online catalog.
Co-branded items will show the Behlen product # in the description.
For information or questions,
Please Phone our support # 707-391-4042
2325 #A First Street, Napa CA 94559
We are (most of the time) Open 5 days .. 10:00 to 5:00
& Saturdays – by Appointment.
707-226-3623
We invite you to stop by our showroom when you’re in the Napa area.
We are located in the Olive Tan & Yellow building on the east of Bell Signs
& at the rear of our off street parking.
First Street is a One Way Street going West.
Shellac.net Wood Finish Supply – Location Map
From Hwy 29 take the First Street off ramp and go south one short block
& turn Left / East on Second Street one block.
turn left at Seymour for one block and turn left again onto First street.
Parking left side of building & on street.
NOTE: The intersection closest to us @
First St. and California off of Hwy 29
is under construction to install a roundabout –
Expected to take 18-24 months – Just Follow The DETOUR Signs
To: Shellac.net Variety Listing
To: H.BEHLEN, Mohawk & other Finishing Materials
To: MERIT Industries products index
Lighting for shop work and finish room areas, and its correct use,
is important for obtaining high quality good looking finishes.
With translucent & clear furniture finishes light travels through all the finish layers and is reflected off the wood or substrate. The ‘Observed Finish Color’ is a combination of all the color tones in the various finish stain & dye layers combined with the wood color.
Finish Diagram of Clear or Translucent Furniture Finishes
Light travels through all the finish layers.
The Finish color is a combination of all
the colors in the various finish layers
combined with the wood color.
When studying a color we notice that its hue will vary depending on illumination and its surroundings. Illumination changes the color hue of an object due to the color available in the light source. Color is the product of wavelengths that are either absorbed or reflected by the surface of an object.
see: Color Theory and color mixing for the woodworker.
The hue appears to alter according to a colors surroundings. Our retina is affected by these wavelengths and the stimuli are communicated to the cortex, that part of the brain that enables us to distinguish one shade from another.
Light bulbs are available in:
1 – Warm white or soft white (2700-3600 °K)
2 – Cool white (3800 -4800°K )
3 – Daylight or Full Spectrum designations (5000°K) or higher.
The color spectrum output of a bulb is rated in Kelvin° color temperature (has nothing to do with the heat a bulb produces). Full Spectrum Daylight bulbs for incandescent and compact or linear fluorescent are available in a range of wattages and styles.
You need the entire color spectrum in your light source to evaluate or match stain and finish colors accurately. Full Spectrum Daylight Bulbs with a high CRI (color rendering index) are a must. Better daylight bulbs will list the CRI on the package, the higher the number the better. A CRI above 85 is good for shop use. Bulbs rated above 95 are expensive and are not needed for wood finishing.
The very best light for critical color matching work is natural daylight (out of direct sun glare).
Proper use of lighting will automatically improve your finish quality.
When you can really see what is happening the finishing process is easier.
Now you have the right light to see color – Correct use will enable critical evaluation of the surface condition prior and during the finishing process.
Fluorescent lighting (Cool White or Daylight bulbs only) is fine for ambient lighting or general work area illumination. Avoid using warm white or soft white bulbs they bathe everything in a yellowish light. The shadow-less lighting produced by fluorescent bulbs tends to hide surface defects.
Inspection Lighting:
A shadow producing light source is necessary to see that a surface is free of any unwanted defects.
Use incandescent bulbs in a reflector for inspection lighting in:
1, surface prep areas (sanding, dying staining)
2, finishing areas
3, final rub-out, waxing or polishing.
Arrange inspection lighting so that the light is aimed at the work and toward the operator so that any defect is accentuated by the shadow or reflection it produces. When you can easily see: scratches from sanding, glue smears, minor dents, brush marks, finish drips, runs, curtains or sags, and polishing or rub out marks it will be much easier to achieve the desired, defect free, finish look.
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Large Moving HD Rubber Bands as Clamps
A creative “outside the box” application of Large Rubber Bands
designed to secure moving blankets.
from Jay Rosen — www.Facebook.com/NorthCoastFIX
I purchased these “heavy duty rubber bands”
to secure moving blankets around furniture.
I use them for all types of projects.
Especially helpful for gluing up odd shaped items.
Easier than a strap clamp.
Good compression.
Chair glue-ups, edge veneering, and similar.
For a simple item, they are super helpful.!
Jay, Thanks for sharing.
Find the HEAVY DUTY RUBBER BANDS @: https://www.shellac.net/moving-packing.html#2373