{"id":2645,"date":"2021-04-18T09:13:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-18T16:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shellac.net\/news\/?p=2645"},"modified":"2021-04-18T17:19:52","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T00:19:52","slug":"common-shellac-myths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shellac.net\/news\/common-shellac-myths\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Shellac Myths"},"content":{"rendered":"

Common Shellac Myths<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

From The:<\/em>
\n<\/em>Zinsser booklet revised 2004<\/em><\/strong>, first published in1913 and reprinted seventeen times throughout the years.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Myth:<\/em><\/span>
\nShellac is made from bugs or bug droppings.<\/span><\/p>\n

FACT:<\/span>
\n<\/em>Shellac is a resin secreted by the lac insect<\/span>
\nto form a cocoon, much like a silk worm.<\/span>
\nIt takes about 100,000 lac bugs to make<\/span>
\n1 lb. of shellac resin.<\/span><\/p>\n

Myth:<\/em><\/span>
\nA shellac finish turns white<\/span>
\nwhen water touches it.<\/span><\/p>\n

FACT:<\/span>
\n<\/em>Fresh shellac is remarkably water-resistant<\/span>
\nand, in most cases, will stay clear after hours<\/span>
\nof exposure to water, making it a great finish<\/span>
\nfor most interior surfaces, including woodwork, trim,
\ndoors, cabinets, paneling, floors <\/span>(yes, floors!) and furniture.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Myth:<\/em><\/span>
\nShellac scratches easily and is very brittle.<\/span><\/p>\n

FACT:<\/span>
\n<\/em>Shellac is a durable finish that is much less brittle than lacquer and does not scratch as easily. Unlike polyurethane, a damaged shellac finish can be easily touched up or renewed by applying another coat.<\/span><\/p>\n

Myth:<\/span>
\n<\/em>Shellac turns an ugly dark color as it ages.<\/span><\/p>\n

FACT:<\/span>
\n<\/em>Shellac is UV-resistant and does not yellow or darken with age. The dark shellac that people see in older homes is a less-refined version of shellac that either was naturally dark or was tinted by contractors when dark wood colors were preferred in the early 20th century.<\/span><\/p>\n

Myth:<\/span>
\n<\/em>Shellac is incompatible with other finishes.<\/span><\/p>\n

FACT:<\/span>
\n<\/em>Shellac will adhere tenaciously when applied over almost any other type of finish. When used as a sealer under certain polyurethanes, regular shellac may not be compatible because it contains a small amount of natural wax. To seal wood before applying polyurethane and other finishes, Zinsser developed Bulls Eye\u00ae <\/sup>SealCoat™<\/em> a shellac-base universal sealer that is 100% wax-free.<\/span><\/p>\n

Myth:<\/span>
\n<\/em>Shellac is an old-fashioned, outdated finish.<\/span><\/p>\n

FACT:<\/span>
\n<\/em>Shellac has more modern features and benefits
\nthan any other wood finish in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

See:<\/span> Shellac Variety Listing<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Shellac.net<\/em><\/strong><\/span> Wood Finish Supply<\/em><\/strong><\/span> \u00a0\u2022 \u00a0MeritIndustries.com<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Authorized Mohawk Distributor<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n

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Common Shellac Myths From The: Zinsser booklet revised 2004, first published in1913 and reprinted seventeen times throughout the years. Myth: Shellac is made from bugs or bug droppings. FACT: Shellac is a resin secreted by the lac insect to form a cocoon, much like a silk worm. It takes about 100,000 lac bugs to make […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[8,13,11],"class_list":["post-2645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-additions","tag-finish-repair","tag-notes","tag-shellac","category-16-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shellac.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shellac.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shellac.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shellac.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shellac.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2645"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.shellac.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2655,"href":"https:\/\/www.shellac.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645\/revisions\/2655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shellac.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shellac.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shellac.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}