Shellac: Derived from a resinous substance called Lac. Used as a sealer and finish for floors, for sealing knots and other purposes. A natural resin, usually in the form of thin flakes.

 

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Shellac: Derived from a resinous substance called Lac. Used as a sealer and finish for floors, for sealing knots and other purposes. A natural resin, usually in the form of thin flakes.

Dry Mounting: Method of attaching prints to mounting surfaces by heating shellac tissue between the mount and the print.

Dope: Preservative and pigmented coloring for fabric aircraft covering and paints, generally nitrate lacquer but generically used to denote all early shellac and coal-tar mixtures on up to present . . . View Full Definition

Fixative: A liquid, that may be shellac in methylated spirits or synthetic cellulose solution, that is intended to be sprayed as a fine mist on to charcoal, soft pencil, chalk or pastel to consolidate . . . View Full Definition

Burning In: Repairing a finish by melting stick shellac into the damaged places by using a heated knife blade or iron.