French Polishes
3001/000 AC Garnet Polish
3001/000 AC Garnet Polish
Garnet shellac is a dark brown colour, more suited to darker timbers. It is used on traditional Georgian – style mahogany antique furniture. ‘AC’ is a purity rating which denotes 10% rosin content.
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3004/000 Black Polish
Black Polish is used to achieve a solid black finish like Victorian ebonised furniture. This polish is based on traditional button polish with a 4lb cut.
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3018/000 French Polish
A low cut refined polish for delicate work or the coating of marquetry work before staining. It can be used either for final finishing work or freshening up existing polished work.
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3032/000 Knotting
A high cut polish for coating knots in timber to suppress resin seepage and discolouration under painted surfaces.
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3040/000 Button Polish
Button Polish derives its name from the buttons of shellac that are shaped in manufacture before being dissolved in ethanol. A 2lb cut, low solids polish.
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| 3040/000 |
Pure Button Polish |
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3040/004 Button Polish
Button Polish derives its name from the buttons of shellac that are shaped in manufacture before being dissolved in ethanol. A 4lb cut, medium solids polish.
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3040/006 Button Polish
Button Polish derives its name from the buttons of shellac that are shaped in manufacture before being dissolved in ethanol. A 6lb cut, high solids polish.
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3045/000 Shellac Varnish
A high bodied polish suitable for brush application.
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3051/000 Red Polish
A red coloured button polish, medium cut. Its main use was as a coating for gesso work to be covered in gold leaf, giving the leaf an antiqued appearance. Its other uses are to simulate Japanese lacquer work as a background colour.
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3070/000 Special Pale Polish
A highly refined polished, pressure filtered several times, which gives a pale amber Coloured polish. For use in the highest quality antique restoration processes.
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| 3070/000 |
Special Pale Polish |
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3070/130 Special Pale Polish
A refined chemically modified polish allowing limited exterior use. Traditionally it was used on shop fronts with canopies, but in today’s market it is used in modern shopping malls to simulate the finish of traditional shop fronts. This polish should not to be used in areas with direct exterior exposure.
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| 3070/130 |
Special Pale Polish |
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3070/150 Heat Resistant Pale Polish
A more highly chemically modified polish to provide a degree of resistance from heat which may cause damage to a finish. This polish is based on highly refined shellac, and gives good clarity and depth of finish.
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| 3070/150 |
Heat Resistant Pale Polish |
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3070/307 Outside Pale Polish
A refined chemically modified polish with enhanced flexibility. It may be used for exterior applications providing good clarity and depth of finish.
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| 3070/307 |
Outside Pale Polish |
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3070/312 Special Button Polish
This polish is modified to give a rich red wine colour. It is ideally suited to rich mahogany tones, giving depth of colour to enhance the beauty of the rarer species of mahogany. The polish can also be used to offset greener shades by warming the colour tones of the timber.
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| 3070/312 |
Special Button Polish |
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3076/000 Special White Polish
A polish made from bleached/blond shellac. It gives a clear translucent effect, ideal for light timbers or where minimal wood wetting discolouration is required.
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| 3076/000 |
Special White Polish |
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3055/001 Brown Sealer
A medium bodied, tinted sealer giving good build and offering excellent sanding properties. The brown colour of the sealer is suited to darker timber finishes.
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3055/002 White Sealer
A medium bodied clear sealer to give minimal wood colour wetting; build and sanding properties are similar to 3055/001.
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3016/000 Finishing Spirit
A blend of alcohol and refined polish for use in the spiriting-out process. Its high alcohol content allows it to be used to thin shellac polishes.
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| 3016/000 |
Finishing Spirit |
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3007/000 Shellac Thinner
95% purity, it is used as the base for all polish dilutions.
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R034 Methylated Spirit
A spirit with Pyridine added to prevent alcohol abuse. The blue colour comes from aniline dye. Over-use of this product can affect the properties of a polish.
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