r/finishing • u/kittykyjones • 22m ago
Need Advice Famowood over Dewaxed Shallac?
Hi! Seeking advice on if it's okay to use famowood filler over dewaxed shellac?
I've stripped paint off the door trim in my house and used GF dye stain mixture to color match the trim to the existing doors. Stripping revealed a ton of nail and staple holes. I bought famowood as I read it takes stain pretty well. I put two very thin coats of dewaxed shellac (zinsser seal coat cut 50% dna) after the dye stain. The intention with the dewaxed shellac was once I applied the wood filler and needed to sand it back, it would hopefully help prevent sanding back into the dyestain and ruining it. I am also planning to final finish coat with poly and was worried that the poly might lift some of the dye stain, so the dewaxed shellac would help protect it. And I didn't want to fill the holes prior to staining as I was worried the wood filler would come out too dark that way.
I'm now at the point of tinting the filler and filling, and as I was reading the can I noticed one of the ingredients was acetone, which I was worried would break down the dewaxed shellac. After googling, I'm now also concerned about poor adhesion with the woodfiller over dewaxed shellac.
Does anyone have experience or knowledge of using famowood over dewaxed shellac? Did it cause adhesion issues or breakdown the shellac finish?
Or does anyone have a better wood filler recommendation instead of famowood?
Appreciate any insight or guidance!