Wax over shellac wood floor.
Shellac over waxed floor.
It blocks silicone contamination which causes fish eye odors for example from smoke or animal urine and residual wax extremely well.
Pour some dewaxed shellac into a glass jar and pour some shellac with the wax in another and look at them side by side.
Lacquer most commonly used as a sealer lacquers are favored for their low cost and quick dry time an undercoat of lacquer seals the wood in just 15 minutes.
Unless there is no doubt that the floor is finished with shellac you should test it.
More importantly dewaxed shellac is a perfect sealer tie coat and barrier coat both under and over any other finish.
Over waxed ask question asked 3 years 5 months ago active 3 years 5 months ago viewed 480 times 0 i have a shellac d floor with a protective wax coat.
The products and methods for shellac care could ruin the finish if it is actually urethane.
Shellac has wonderful blocking properties better than any other finish.
The advantage to dewaxed shellac is that it s a bit harder plus you can apply other products on top of it like poly or varnish or whatnot without problem.
Shellac forms a hard brittle film and when applied over a softer more flexible finish like most wb finishes or oil base finishes it is prone to cracking.
Shellac and wax is probably the most basic of all finishes.
Little time little effort nice effect.
The lightest traffic i tried paint thinner.
Their sealcoat and the aerosol spray can shellacs do not contain wax.
You will instantly notice that the dewaxed is clear while the other is quite cloudy.
Bullseye shellac does contain wax.
Shellac in its natural form has wax in it about 4 content iirc.
It s not a good idea to use shellac over a waterborne finish.