SealCoat alternatives—cost is going through the roof.

[Michael Kellough]

You can buy a full gallon of Zinzer shellac from Amazon for $66.

Zinzer sanding sealer (100% shellac) is $22/QT and $92/Gal. Don’t know what the #cut is for either of them so I don’t know whether you get more shellac in the sanding sealer can or the shellac can.

 

[Packard]

You can buy a full gallon of Zinzer shellac from Amazon for $66.

Zinzer sanding sealer (100% shellac) is $22/QT and $92/Gal. Don’t know what the #cut is for either of them so I don’t know whether you get more shellac in the sanding sealer can or the shellac can.

I double checked. Only the Seal Coat and the aerosol clear are dewaxed.

For reasons that escape me, B-I-N primer, also a dewaxed, but pigmented Zinsser product is much cheaper.
A gallon from Walmart is $56.00. But why??

 

[luvmytoolz]

I’ve never asked anyone for free or discounted lumber. I’m not sure that they would believe me.

When I retired, I did some calculations (which did not include $10.00 per gallons heating oil that I read was possible because of the Iran thing, and I don’t know what electricity is going to cost either)) and it was pretty clear that If i lived modestly as I have, that my money will last to the end. (The goal, of course, is to run out of money the day before I die.)

The one scenario that would put my retirement into jeopardy is if I tried to make more money. Either I would invest in a money-losing scheme, or I would sell a defective product that would get me sued.

So I give away toys and other gifts. No aspirations to make money off of the woodworking.

I wasn't meaning to make money off the work as I assumed they are given away, but as Michael said scrap bins are a really common way to get loads of timber for free or next to free.

For some years I've purchased the offcuts cheap from a furniture maker when they had their end of year clean up. Despite being aware I was intending to use the timber for products to sell, for around $150AUD I got a full ute load of furniture grade White Oak, White Ash, Vic Ash, Cherry, Walnut, etc, which would normally cost in the thousands at full price.

I have no doubt if you approached companies like that with some pics of what you make, they'd be very accommodating and let you raid their offcut stash.

 

[Michael Kellough]

I double checked. Only the Seal Coat and the aerosol clear are dewaxed.

For reasons that escape me, B-I-N primer, also a dewaxed, but pigmented Zinsser product is much cheaper.
A gallon from Walmart is $56.00. But why??

I’ve forgotten who de-waxed is preferred…