So I like to use shine juice quite a bit; but I have had problems with the finish going dull a few days after application. I'm wondering if this is normal? I seal the piece with zinsser's seal coat (thinned down 30%. Usually two or three coats of it. After drying for an hour or so, I sand it out with 400-600 and 3m white synthetic pads. Then I use a shine juice formula that I got from Capt Eddie's videos. I have experimented with speed and application techniques; also replaced the 1/3 rule, with a bit less walnut oil or boiled linseed oil.
I get a nice shine after several (4-6) coats and it looks like glass. Several days later, it almost always goes dull as the oil dries out of the finish; re chucking and reapplying does help a bit, but that glass shine I had is gone.
The only wood that seems to keep a shine, is super hard, closed grain types like walnut crotch or curly maple.
I ask, is this an inherent problem with this type of finish? Or am I just messing everything up?
I have had much better results lately with a water based lacquer that I used to spray on furniture (RESISTHANE) that is cut 60/40 with alcohol; and hand applied with a paper towel. But it is much more time intensive and less forgiving than shellac.
I get a nice shine after several (4-6) coats and it looks like glass. Several days later, it almost always goes dull as the oil dries out of the finish; re chucking and reapplying does help a bit, but that glass shine I had is gone.
The only wood that seems to keep a shine, is super hard, closed grain types like walnut crotch or curly maple.
I ask, is this an inherent problem with this type of finish? Or am I just messing everything up?
I have had much better results lately with a water based lacquer that I used to spray on furniture (RESISTHANE) that is cut 60/40 with alcohol; and hand applied with a paper towel. But it is much more time intensive and less forgiving than shellac.