I am building cherry panel doors for a vanity and am using 1/4″ cherry faced plywood for the panels. In trying to finish them with no blotchiness, I first used a clear shellac and then a stain. My problem is that the shellac woorks too well in that the stain does not seem to penetrate. Any suggestions as to how to get the stain t work. I have tried the liquid and gel stains. I used the same technique for the solid wood dor frames and got good results. Any and all suggestions will be greatky appreciated.
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Might be the veneer is a different cherry than the solid. But I'll bet that the veneer of the cherry ply is rejecting the stain more than your solid cherry parts because it is impregnated with the adhesive that glued it to the ply. There is nothing you can do to change this basic fact. The only recourse now is to compensate in your finish coats (whatever they are). Use a clear finish on the solid wood parts, and tint it on the veneer parts. PITA, but that's how it is.
DR
What cut of shellac did you use for you wash coat?
You may have to lightly, but evenly, sand the surface with 320 paper to open up the seal created by the shellac.
How did it work on your sample piece?Howie.........
Edited 10/9/2006 2:44 pm ET by HowardAcheson
I used Zinsser's straight out of the can, probably should have cut it. I did sand with 220 but it didn't help. My sample was the same wood I used for the solid wood frame and that turned out fine. Lesson learned is that plywood is very different than solid.
Did you use Zinnser's standard shellac or their dewaxed SealCoat? The regular stuff is 3# cut which is too heavy even for brushing as regular finish. The SealCoat is a 2# cut. Either should be thinned to a 1# or 1/2# cut when using it as a wash coat.You can remove the shellac easily enough. Denatured alcohol will dissolve it and you can wipe it off with lots of paper towels.Howie.........
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