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French polish I believe is a mixture of alcohol and shellac, used on turnings of wood.
AnswerFrench polishing is a technique that uses a soft cloth wrapped around a buffing pad. The pad is quickly and firmly pushed and lifted over the wood, creating a fast buffing action. You may need to repeat the action over the entire piece several times to achieve the desired glossiness of French polish. You do use the shellac and alcohol blend plus various oils to provide the lubrication. The highly-polished result is due to the repetitive buffing of the surface in quick, short movements.Answer
In the U.K. , it is easily made by dissolving shellac in methylated spirits (methyl alcohol) and this was preferred to ethyl alcohol. When polishing, the pad was dabbed into linseed oil to lubricate it, while applying the french polish.
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Can varnish be applied over french polish?
Usually no. Shellac has wax in it, and you use linseed oil when applying a French polish. If you painted that, the paint would peel off. If you want to paint a French-polished piece, you need to remove the polish first. Alcohol would be your best bet. if you add the polish over the french polish it will ruin the french polish. i have tried it before. << Actually, I think the questioner's trying to turn the item from a French-polished piece to a painted one. If he does that without stripping the item, it'll ruin both the French polish (which is notoriously delicate) and the paint. But yes, you're absolutely right it will ruin the French polish--looking at French polish crosswise ruins French polish, so what else is new?
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