I am in the process of finishing a birch-skinned door. I'm experimenting with some finishing ideas I haven't used before with the ideal of later using this on some real projects.
I finished the door with 2 coats of Watco Danish Oil Finish, which I understand is not a "real" oil finish. My goal was to see how this would work for bringing out the grain and giving a bit of depth to the finish. I plan to top coat it with shellac.
This is my question, how dry should the oil be before I re-coat with the shellac? It has been drying for about 3 days now and I can still get a hint of oil from the surface if I rub my finger on it hard. Can I go over that with the shellac or should I wait a bit longer - or do what the can says and top-coat with verathane?
Tim Douglass