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   Gretchen | Mar 30, 2009 06:26pm | #1

   I guess you are sure it is a shellac finish?

   Gretchen
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   v1kk1 | Mar 30, 2009 06:43pm | #2

   Yes, I am fairly sure. When I used alcohol on it , it reacted like schellac.

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   SteveSchoene | Mar 30, 2009 06:54pm | #3

   Tell us about the environmental conditions where you are working on this.  Usually the white blush means humidity is being trapped in the shellac, and you would remove it the same way you did the earlier white rings--with denatured alcohol. 

   Also tell us about the shellac you used.  Did you mix from flakes or thin it from canned shellac?  How old is it?  What variety of denatured alcohol did you use? 

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   v1kk1 | Mar 30, 2009 10:04pm | #4

   Steve, Thanks for  your reply.  T=65 f., RH=40%. ZIN.3# can  shellac cut to  1#.   It was inside the exp. date.  S-L-X  DNA alcohol by Klean Strip from Home Depot. I tried to put on a couple of coats within 10+/- mins. and this maybe the problem??

   Also, when I cleaned a spot off the surface with alcohol I came up  with a light spot in the finish and now I can not seem to get it dark again. I have tried dark mahogany gel stain , but it does not seem to  darken the spot. Should I use a dye? Have some TransTint brown Mahogany. Thanks for your help

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   Gretchen | Mar 31, 2009 01:54am | #5

   I think you should just strip this using denatured alcohol, and have an absolutely beautiful finish. It is an easy strip, and an easy finish, of whatever you want.Gretchen

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   v1kk1 | Mar 31, 2009 03:03am | #6

   Thanks for your .

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   v1kk1 | Mar 31, 2009 03:04am | #7

   Thanks for your help.