Wooden Bowl Sealer?

Re: Wooden Bowl Sealer?

David Eaves

>Hi Glenn,

The one I use (the only one I've tried too) is by Chesnut products. Not sure if you'll be able to it in the US though.

Seems to work well, dries fast and applies well by brush or cloth. I thin it down 50:50 for most things.

HTH

David

Re: Wooden Bowl Sealer?

George Moore

>Craft Sypply has it in their new catalog.

Re: Wooden Bowl Sealer?

Verne Horton

>I've had good results with "Mylands" brand. Available from a number of e-stores including Woodcraft and Craft Supplies USA

Minwax Lowes

John Cahall

>I just attended our OVWG club demo with Robert Rosand and he was using Minwax. I bought some and mixed it 50/50 with turpentine and I liked the results. He uses Sherwin Williams brand also and said he preferred it but I haven't tried it.

Re: Wooden Bowl Sealer?

Russ Fairfield

>Cellulose sealer is a nitro-cellulose lacquer with a slow evaporating thinner so it can be applied with a brush, commonly called a "brushing lacquer". The "sealer" part of its name comes from the finely ground fillers, usually a stearate, that that are added to it. These fill the wood grain and make the lacquer more sandable.

Sealers are also available with the fillers suspended in shellac.

It doesn't matter who makes it or what color the label on the can, it is all the essentially the same thing. The imports offer nothing over a domestic product other than a higher price and the prestige of using an imported product. You can buy whatever brand Nitrocellulose Sanding Sealer, or Shellac Sealer, that is on the shelf at Lowe's or Home Depot (usually Parks) and get the same thing in a different can.

There is a penalty for using the fillers because they are slightly opaque, and the grain pattern isn't as bright as it would be without them.

If you don't want the fillers, then Deft is the most commion brushing lacquer, and it makes an excellent sealer under oil and varnish finishes.

If you want a grain filler, go to the drug store and buy a package of raw unscented Talcum Powder, and mix a little of the Raw Talc into a small quantity of Deft lacquer. It does the same thing as the commercial products. Or, you can add 4X Pumice into the lacquer as a filler.

You can also use shellac by itself, with or without the same fillers added, to seal the wood. The advantage is that shellac is a universal undercoat and you can apply ANY finish over it, even a waterborne after it has beed sanded.

Re: Wooden Bowl Sealer?

John Lucas

>Russ

I've used various waxes as grain fillers but would like to play with colors either for matching or contrast. Do you think ground up pastel chalk would work? I've used it in epoxies successfully.

Thanks

Glenn Hodges

>Thanks for the info I needed, that's why I like Wood Central.

Re: Wooden Bowl Sealer?

Russ Fairfield

>Any dye that will mix with an oil or an epoxy can be mixed into wax. Universal dyes and tints, paint tints, artists oils, lamp black, powdered art charcoal, aniline dyes, dirt, chalk, lime, some food colorings, hair dyes, and Old Fashioned Milk Paint powder are a few things that can be used. Did I miss anything?

You might want to melt the wax in a double boiler to get a better mix with any of these stains and dyes.