How to Make French Polish the Easy way

A simple step to step guide showing how to make french polish the easy way...
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[@dorthonian]

Love your style. Great videos. Just started resorting some old bits of furniture and your videos are invaluable. Thanks so much for all the tips and advice.

[@Cobwobbler]

That's brilliant, you're really taking the mystery out of this French polish melarcy and inspiring me to take a try. Thanks

[@joanna1465]

Brilliant. It's amazing that I've never been shown this on my course! Thank you Rob, you're a wee star; another video that demystifies with beautiful simplicity.

[@victorsaumarez3714]

Thank you from Hawaii. Love these videos ...so professional and relaxed. Bless you!

[@dorthonian]

He is a very chilled teacher. I watched a video and instead of starting the restoration I had a glass of wine and listened to jazz instead 😊

[@davidholmes4225]

Thanks for posting this. Very instructional.

[@1telemaster]

I love your channel! Everyone is raising the question about Meths. They can use Everclear to cut their shellac with. It is what a lot of luthiers use, and can be purchased at any liquor store.

[@paulmathias7808]

Great video and talk through. Many thanks.

[@chayjackson3337]

Really enjoying the videos Rob, I am a carpenter who is tiptoeing into the world of French polishing and your video's are a breath of fresh air, so many tutorials on here are so 'wooden' (pardon the pun) but you make it look so simple. I have done a night course on polishing and I can honestly say that I learned more watching your tutorials than I did there, they were very over complicated in my opinion. By the way what is the soundtrack to this particular video, very funky!

[@orleansnurse]

Thanks for the great video! I have some diy experience with old pieces of wood furniture, but never enough straight forward info on French Polish to try it, now I will! Should I even look at the de-waxed shellac flakes? I did hear that they are better to resist moisture.

[@theenglishpolisher]

Hi shay I think I searched bizarre funky jazz one night on a free site and found it I will search my downloads and listen.. Glad you like the vids too..;-)

[@MonkeyMagic78]

What a master.

[@ghandi050285]

Thanks for the vid its what I needed !

[@danapopescu9868]

thank you! You are the best!

[@theenglishpolisher]

great stuff glad i can help out...

[@annebuchanan4563]

Brilliant!

[@siteseeing7150]

love it. wish you did more.

[@cobar5342]

Thank you - looks like fun to try

[@theenglishpolisher]

Thanks very much , and hi 👋👋

[@gbuggy006]

Hi Rob, thank you for all your videos. My mother's piano has a French polish shellac finish that has crazed, alligatored. What is the best way to restore it? I've heard of re amalgamation but not sure of the process. Any comments are greatly appreciated! -Mary

[@theenglishpolisher]

Purple is fine rich I often use it.. No worries at all..:-)

[@radoslavbogdanovic]

Hi, have you tried polishing or any restoration on norwegian wood furniture? i like your simple methods Thanks

[@richardwoolnough5824]

Hi Rob, Another, no doubt daft, question. I presume that you, as a commercial operation, can get clear/undyed meths . For us lesser mortals, does the purple dye make any difference? Cheers.

[@carriebtc]

Methylated Spirits, or METHS = Denatured Alcohol (USA)

[@bcpool417cp]

Thank you. I tried searching meths and all I got was crystal meth. I couldn't figure out what it was.

[@chayjackson3337]

Thanks Rob ... :)

[@kyoryu1]

Sir, i got a digital piano(Casio Celviano AP-260), and is made of satin rosewood and i dont like the finish(The piano is build of 5 parts), i want to french polish the main body wich has the keyboard. My questions are: could i achieve the french polish by my own in its entire piano body?. Do you recommend me to do it on my own considering i am new to this?. In awaiting of your anwer; greetings from Perú.

[@arunpatel9812]

I like your shows,where do you buy your materials from ?

[@theenglishpolisher]

I don't think you would go far wrong with blonde flakes teak needs no stain... I sometimes just use button flakes ...the darker the polish flake the more it kills the orange in the teak... Thanks for the compliment too..;-)...

[@juelz0837]

Learning a lot here, thanks!

[@davidmarshall572]

is this method of polishing suitable for a dining room table that's used every day or am I better to use a clear polyurethane if used daily? I have a dining table that is in dire need of some tender loving care but it's also our main table so it will need to be somewhat resistant to grandchildren and careless teenagers

[@solobassoon]

What exactly is 'meths'? Is it methanol or ethanol? Or something completely different?

[@GC-ks7nu]

Hi Does it matter what brand of shellac you use ? The prices vary significantly on the internet Also does the french polish expire once mixed ? How long before you make a new batch ?

[@jackal5096]

Is "meths" the same as denatured ethanol?

[@millybops]

Hi there, I'd like to know which Shellac flakes I should buy so I can make my own French Polish the same colour as a mid tone teak. I think the blonde may be too pale and all others seem very dark for what I'm needing. Your help would be greatly appreciated, I also think your very, very hot and a joy to watch ;) x

[@dhanji1]

Will any brand of meths work or is Fiddes preferred?

[@HannaARTzink]

Is Meths the denatured alcohol?I hear we get it here in Canada from the pharmacy...

[@ScottWayneJackson]

HannaARTzink Yes indeed it is.

[@MrPharr7226]

Great videos. Is Meths Methy Ethyl Ketone?

[@HullYorkshireMemoriesM.Coldham]

Hi there Rob, I'd like to know which Shellac flakes I should buy so I can make my own French Polish the same colour as an Antique pine (not orange Yak) I'm thinking about doing it to some stripped and sanded oak drawers, any suggestions? Should I just oil them? Its driving me nuts! P.s. Love your video's ;) Totally hooked!

[@ken-mb5cp]

Michelle Coldham, Hull & Yorkshire Memories buy blond shellac and add a little amber dye. We also use zinzer shellac from the can if you want convenience. Can add dye to that or use straight.

[@michellecoldham9539]

Thank you Kenneth Horowitz, much appreciated.

[@casimiralexander]

thank you Buddhi Polisher! oh! and any wood stripper will do? Right?

[@kathyk479]

What is meths an abbreviation for?

[@davida369]

Can you use purple meths?

[@sallyde-bargeton2387]

how long will this keep for...without using it..would it thicken with age thanks for the videos

[@theenglishpolisher]

Hi Sally it's good for about a year when mixed but just mix what you need to prolong life

[@casimiralexander]

would denatured alchohol work as well as methanol? also, is the white oil just plain clear mineral oil? thank you ♡

[@theenglishpolisher]

+Casimir Alexander its alchohol thats doing the dissolving the more pure the better, go with that as a guide as im unfamiliar with other names over seas,thanks for watching Rob

[@ScottWayneJackson]

Casimir Alexander yes, denatured ethanol it is, and yes mineral oil.

[@andrewcharalambous7813]

Hi Rob, is there a store near you where I can order shellack flakes, I'm having real problems getting there here in Cyprus? Website or email will do, thanks

[@theenglishpolisher]

Rydanor wood finish in thirsk is very good , part of the morrells group

[@theenglishpolisher]

Any meths... there are no brands as it is methylated spirit this works best there are shallac thinners on the market that are branded but meths breaks down shallac best... Many thanks RObert..;-)

[@rosalindaestrada5314]

That was my question? What meths consists off?

[@johnsaia9739]

Are "Meths" Methenol alcohol or Ethanol alcohol? Or are they mineral spirits like Varsol?

[@cryolith]

+John Saia Meths are "methylated spirits" also known as Denatured Alcohol in the US

[@johnsaia9739]

cryolith Which would be an ethenol here in the US but rendered undrinkable. LOL!

[@just_a_guy13]

Why can't you use shellac off the counter and add meths to it to make this??

[@wehart2950]

Meths = denatured alchohol? AKA methylated spirits? I've just never heard the term meths.

[@lettherebepiece7184]

You are the first person ive seen mixing shellac 50/50 on the internet and don`t you put it through a paper filter to catch any unwanted bits, they usually recommend 4/1 i think its known as the 1lb mix 1LB of shellac to a gallon of meths ,why is yours so strong?Also what meths are you using and could you use alcohol to mix shellac and what is the difference in using meths to alcohol?

[@ScottWayneJackson]

"Meths" is ethanol.

[@ScottWayneJackson]

Yes I think this would be approximately a 2lb cut, as it's a bit more than a pound of flakes, mixed with a bit more than half gallon of alcohol.

[@johnfrary5743]

the only meths I can find is blue the meths you used looks clear will it matter if its blue

[@theenglishpolisher]

hi yep fine ...blue or purple are common its just pure alcohol content really.thanks for watching speak soon Rob

[@sharzanco]

hi what is Meth ? is it type of Alcohol ? than you

[@ScottWayneJackson]

Ethanol

[@bcpool417cp]

What is meths?

[@casimiralexander]

what is meths?-turpentine?

[@kickpublishing]

+Casimir Alexander Methylated Spirits - or Methanol, it's a higher alcohol than ethanol - the simplest of all alcohols in fact. Traditionally people used 100% pure ethanol for French Polish but you cant buy that without a scientific license for obvious reasons. It is made from wood but should not be confused with Isopropyl alcohol. All 3 will get you pissed - but only with ethanol will you be able to see the next morning as the others make you blind (providing they dont kill you).

[@warmblood58]

Meths? Methyl Alcohol I assume? Thanks