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Michael Dale Payne
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I have a repair client call me last night. He has a Martin OM Kit he built in 99 that he finished with Tung Oil and now want have it refinished in nitro. If I seal the guitar with shellac before spraying will I have any issues or do I not even have to seal of the Tung oil.


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I don't know a lot about Nitro, but I have used Shellac over Tung Oil, so maybe if you sealed with shellac and then sprayed Nitro.
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Michael,
I just did a few searches on Google. It seems like it is quite common for
people to put a coat of shellac over tung oil to help achieve a higher gloss
finish. As long as there isn't a compatibility issue (and it doesn't look like
there is) I would think that it would be just fine. At least, I can't think of a
reason why it wouldn't work but then again, I'm a dufus.



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Maybe worth trying this on some scrap?

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