ABC of shellac paint

2/17/2020 (Permalink)

Shellac paint, which we often use when mitigating fire damages, in general, it is best used to seal the wood. Typical fire mitigation process consists of removal of all fire affected materials, followed with pressure washing of the remaining pieces to remove all smoke debris and one of the final steps in fire mitigation is sealing the wood with shellac paint, which seals odor. Shellac has many other uses as well, it is often used by artists to seal the wood, to prevent color changes and to some extent it does make it also waterproof. Others use it as a primer, especially in between coats of paint and colors. If you have any questions about Fire Mitigation practices we are here to help at SERVPRO of Hawaii.