I am a decorative painter and paint on maple boxes with acrylic and/or oil paint. I was using a sealing product created by one of the artists I know, she has quit producing this sealer. I really liked it.
It is a water base product, dries to almost a sheen, prevents ridges forming from wood grain swell, can be sanded to a very smooth finish, I can then paint it with a background color of acrylic or oil and do my design on top.
Any suggestions as to what to replace this with would be greatly appreciated.
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The most common sealer in woodworking is good old-fashioned shellac. I would veer towards the de-waxed variety. Go to a hardware store and pick up some "seal coat" it's a thinned down, de-waxed shellac.
I would suggest cutting it down a bit with some denatured alcohol. Try a mixture of 3/4 seal-coat and 1/4 denatured alcohol. Apply a coat, allow to dry, sand lightly with some 400-grit paper, re-apply, sand again, reapply, and then maybe just buff down the final coat a bit with some #0000 steel wool. I would imagine that would give you a nice smooth canvas on which to paint.
Cheers and good luck!
Ed
Sealer
I would look for a spray can product in the arts and crafts store near you.You're doing small jobs. Not sure of a brand that is water based and won't raise the grain? But that's no big deal - light sanding gets rid of the grain fuzz after sealing.
SA
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