How long does shellac usually take to totally cure?
I just played my guitar for a couple of hours and on finishing it was literally stuck to my t-shirt!
Maybe I have invented a finish that replaces the need for guitar straps..
I have played it every day over the last 4 days and this is the first velcro experience..
The guitar was painted probably just 5 days ago or so, and of course is touch dry, but it seems once it gets some body heat and perhaps a little sweat onto it, it melts/sticks. The finish now has a large area of t-shirt fluff embedded in it .. hmmm..
Throughout the shellac application there were problems, but I had hoped that all I had to settle for was a patchy finish.. now it seems that I may have to settle for a sticky one too.
Our product batch code began with S8 (Which I understand means it was made in 2018 and with a shelf life of 36mths it could be about 1 year past its best).
Anyone have experience with out of date Shellac? Does it ever cure and settle?
Ours wasn't cut with anything and was lightly applied over 3 days duration to a total of only 3 to 4 light coats directly to the bare wood. Sanded between each application and has not yet even been polished.
The guitar sounds great.. maybe sticky shellac is this tone chasers dream come true!
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