I'm starting to think about finishing the Prospector project. I was going to go with a painted finish, but experimenting with a shellac bottom keeps dancing around the foggy noggin.
Any experience out there with the comparative durability and maintenance of shellac vs paint on the bottom of a canoe?
This will be a tripping canoe, so it will see it's fair share of shallow water, beaver dams etc. How will shellac hold up on a trip? What are the maintenance issues? Can I paint over it, if I change my mind? How is shellac applied - sanding between coats? How many coats are needed?
I did just find this article:
http://www.wcha.org/wcj/v23_n1/greeting.html
Any experience out there with the comparative durability and maintenance of shellac vs paint on the bottom of a canoe?
This will be a tripping canoe, so it will see it's fair share of shallow water, beaver dams etc. How will shellac hold up on a trip? What are the maintenance issues? Can I paint over it, if I change my mind? How is shellac applied - sanding between coats? How many coats are needed?
I did just find this article:
http://www.wcha.org/wcj/v23_n1/greeting.html
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