Shellac question

Greetings All, I applied two coats of shellac to some cherry trim I installed on a kitchen soffit. The face I put the shellac on is vertical and the shellac isn't as smooth as I expected. It looks as if the shellac ran a little, but the are no definite drips, just a little saggy in places. Question is, how do I smooth out a shellaced surface? If I sand, the finish (btw, it's orange shellac) will be lighter wherever I sanded. Would a rubbing compound with Scotchbrite work? Or any other ideas from the Oracle??? Thanks, Mark
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220 or 320 grit wet/dry would work, lubricated with mineral spirits. Then wipe another light coat of shellac over it, to even things out.
That's one of the reasons we use shellac!
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try rubbing the whole thing with Bear-Tex check it out on the web ross www.highislandexport.com
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To level, use sandpaper and a backing. Flexible abrasives will give you smooth, but not level.
I use a rag for shellac, and thin coats. Works fine.
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George wrote:

That's the way to do it. I'd advise the OP to sand off the current "saggy finish and start over the right way.
-- It's turtles, all the way down
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