Floor Shellac Colors

Shellac using a brush to cut in corners and edges.

Floor shellac colors. Made from flakes of resin. There are records of shellac being used as a wood finish as early as the 1500 s but. Shellac resins come in a range of colors based on the type of tree the bugs feed upon and on the time of year harvested. Water softens shellac and can damage the wood underneath.

While you can buff wax over shellac you cannot apply one of the polyurethane finishes over it so if you decide to change your floor s finish you ll need to completely strip away the shellac. Later woodwork and flooring may be coated with varnish the precursor to polyurethanes. Shellac has been used for at least a couple thousand years as a dye as well as medicinally and therapeutically in those countries. Finishing floors with bulls eye shellac.

As with shellac water based polyurethane won t hold up well to heat and chemicals. From deep black and burgundy to bright green and blue aniline dyes expand the contractor s color palette to hundreds of intense deep colors that can t be created with pigmented stains. Minwax polycrylic is an example of a fortified water based polyurethane than can stand up a bit better to rough conditions. Apply a coat of 2 lb.

New shellac melts old shellac so it s easy to do a touchup says johnson. In the case of a waterborne varnish the resins are carried by water. It s good for bookcases desks side tables and picture frames anything that won t be exposed to extremes. Apply shellac to 2 or 3 board widths at a time laying the product down in a smooth even brushing motion.

Apply shellac to main body of the floor using a lambs wool applicator following the grain of the wood. Varnishes are finishes in which resins are dissolved in an oil base carried by mineral spirits.