Does anyone know where to buy Shellac in Bangkok?

 

I am also looking for shellac tints.

 

TIA

1 hour ago, lujanit said:

Does anyone know where to buy Shellac in Bangkok?

 

I am also looking for shellac tints.

In WoodStreet, Bang Pho, soi 24 about halfway down. This shop definitely has it. Probably many others.

 

Edited December 6, 20196 yr by sometimewoodworker

Thanks for the advice.  I have to go to Bang Plo tomorrow to pick up some pre-ordered wood. Hopefully they are open.

50 minutes ago, lujanit said:

Thanks for the advice.  I have to go to Bang Plo tomorrow to pick up some pre-ordered wood. Hopefully they are open.

Probably not as it’s Sunday but I haven’t been there on a Sunday. Do please update on the numbers of shops that are open or closed.

 

i assumed that you wanted shellac powder. If you want premixed shellac in a variety of colours then it’s available in virtually every big hardware shop. This is one of about 3 brands that are easily available.

Edited December 7, 20196 yr by sometimewoodworker

Again thank-you.  I noticed some stuff on the Homepro site yet I think they are water based.  I wanted to seal the timber as it is pine.

 

Do you know if the powder is a sealer, if not what do you suggest I use.  I want to stain the timber mahogany with a satin or semi- gloss finish.

46 minutes ago, lujanit said:

Again thank-you.  I noticed some stuff on the Homepro site yet I think they are water based.  I wanted to seal the timber as it is pine.

 

Do you know if the powder is a sealer, if not what do you suggest I use.  I want to stain the timber mahogany with a satin or semi- gloss finish.

All the premixed ones I showed you are alcohol based. And available in beer bottle sizes or gallon jugs. 
 

they are probably about a 2lb cut so get a gallon of alcohol to dilute them down as a sanding sealer then put on a coat or 2 of the mahogany toned finish until you get a colour you like. I usually use a water based polyurethane as a top coat since shellac isn’t very hard wearing, although I do have a French polished pine tool box I made as an experiment that has held up surprisingly well

 

The powder is pure shellac so depending on the cut (½ lb) it’s a sealer or anything up to 4 lb a finish. 
 

Here is a metric chart I made up if you want to use the powder 

 

I usually make a 4 lb cut and dilute that as needed

the Carco and Sharks brand on the HomePro site are alcohol based, the RPS is a waterbased finish, I haven’t tried to see if it’s any good.

 

the colour chart above is Carco, sharks colour numbers are not the same

 

https://www.homepro.co.th/search?q=Shellac+ 

Edited December 7, 20196 yr by sometimewoodworker

On 12/7/2019 at 7:56 AM, sometimewoodworker said:

Probably not as it’s Sunday but I haven’t been there on a Sunday. Do please update on the numbers of shops that are open or closed.

I didn’t get too many shop numbers however about half the shops in the first half of Soi 24 were open. The further I went down the Soi the less shops were open.

 

A few timber shops were open. None of the big hardware shops were open save maybe two.

 

Maybe so many were open due to the time of year.  I have no starting reference to go by.

@lujanit thanks for that. Did you get your shellac sorted out?