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jaydawg · June 30th, 2009, 09:45 AM

Yup, Frank Ford is right. Bullseye SealCoat is the bee's knees! I've been using it as a sealer, base coat, barrier coat and stand alone finish for a few years now.

You are right on with your poplar finishing schedule. Use the shellac for the sealer. Then one or two coats of clear lacquer for your buffer coat. Color coat then your clear.

The key, IMO, is to have a PERFECT surface for your color coat. I would do two or three "coat and sand" rounds with the shellac. The last round going real light on the sanding. Then get enough clear lacquer on the body so you can level sand to a nice and smooth surface without going through to the shellac. Once you have your perfect surface do you color coat. (no more sanding) Then your clear coats.

June 30th, 2009, 09:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
jaydawg Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: York, ME Age: 33 Posts: 803	Yup, Frank Ford is right. Bullseye SealCoat is the bee's knees! I've been using it as a sealer, base coat, barrier coat and stand alone finish for a few years now. You are right on with your poplar finishing schedule. Use the shellac for the sealer. Then one or two coats of clear lacquer for your buffer coat. Color coat then your clear. The key, IMO, is to have a PERFECT surface for your color coat. I would do two or three "coat and sand" rounds with the shellac. The last round going real light on the sanding. Then get enough clear lacquer on the body so you can level sand to a nice and smooth surface without going through to the shellac. Once you have your perfect surface do you color coat. (no more sanding) Then your clear coats. __________________ WWLD (What would Leo Do?)