This is a post in a series of 31 Days of Wood Finishing. See the intro post with all the topics here.
What you need to start French Polishing
Some of the supplies that you need to start french polishing are :
-Shellac Flakes, There are a few to choose from. Get the blonde dewaxed flakes to start. If you get the waxed flakes, you can delete the mineral oil from this list.
-Denatured alcohol
-mineral oil
-Container with lid to mix Shellac, and denatured alcohol, (Can be a mason jar, or plastic container).
-T shirt cloth
-Cheesecloth (optional), but will help to form a ball for the pad.
-Vinyl disposable gloves, or anything besides the powdered latex
-Respirator
-scrap piece of wood to practice on
-320- 400 sandpaper.
-extra fine steel wool
This is it. You are ready to roll. In the next post we will start french polishing.
Zeke Willard