Rez Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Does anyone know if they sell knotting paint in france and if so what it is called? We have just run out of ours from England and can't find it in the shops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 It's only normally Shellac Varnish: of if you like, French Polish.Surely one can purchase French Polish in well,.............. France?[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 [quote user="Gluestick"]Surely one can purchase French Polish in well,.............. France?[:D][/quote]Indeed, as well as in ......Poland [:D]Sorry, very flippant today for some reason, I'll get me imperméable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 And of course, Pierre, if a lady from Gdansk marries a gentleman from Perpignon, then their kids are all French Polishers!That's 'andy 'arry![:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 French polish is a kind of "vernis à l'alcool" or "Vernis au tampon" to be more specific. French polisher is "vernisseur au tampon"and shellac is "gomme laque" Just to make things absolutely clear, french polish is sometimes called "Tampon Anglais"Everyone follow!?I dread to think what an English french polisher is referred to and what they use!how about here for some shellac varnishDanny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 And after that, as a Provençal peasant might say, when swearing, "Pardon my English!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phylisbide Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Hi - I have never seen knotting in France - and have askeed for it at the quincaillerie and met with blank look. Now I bring it over from uk. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 [quote user="Gluestick"]It's only normally Shellac Varnish: of if you like, French Polish.Surely one can purchase French Polish in well,.............. France?[:D][/quote]Peut etra par? You can't get French mustard! You know, that lovely brownish stuff that tastes like anything but mustard [B][+o(][:-))]!!I bought some knotting over with me and as far as I know it's nothing like french polish?? I'll try to remember to 'ave a sniff tomorrow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 I stand, sit and walk corrected!! It is very similar to French polish, even the smell!!Babelfish translator recons it is 'nouer de brevet'. Might get you there or it may just get you some funny looks??? [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 It works, Jonz, by creating an impermeable "shell" over the knot so resin can't ooze through.Interestingly, years ago, we also used it in automotive bodyshops as a sealer coat: for example, when spraying nitro-cellulose over synthetic finish, to stop it "Pulling".French polish, button polish and knotting are simply shellac flakes dissolved in white meths.That said, there are hosts of different shellac flakes!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShellacWhen I first worked in the City of Londres, there were still skads of commodity and spice traders and importers and many had displays in their offices of little bottles full of all sorts of wondrous stuff, like shellac flakes, gum arabic etc. My bank, Midland in Fenchurch Street, even had a display rack and cases full of similar bottles of commodities from all over the globe.Happier days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Very interesting. Now I know that if anyone is shooting at me with an AK47 the stock is protected by shellac [:-))][:-))]!!!Seriously, it is a fascinating material and I use both button polish and Liberon's friction polish, both shellac based. The friction polish seems the better to me, giving a better finish.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 When I was a kid and making all sorts of stuff from any old gash bit of wood I could access (from the woodwork room at school!), I loved Button Polish!Wonderful finish on most woods and the grain grinned through.A young chum is a qualified (studied at college for years and part of his finals was to make from scratch a Regency dining chair!) is a total whiz at polishing.It's an absolute joy to see his finished restorations. I've mentioned him before: the chap who sets light to water marks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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