Finish
Zinsser Bulls Eye Shellac
The figures Rust-Oleum (Zinsser) prints for Zinsser Bulls Eye Shellac on its own data sheet, at the conditions it names. Where the sheet doesn't give a figure, this page says so rather than borrow one from another product.
- Dry to the touch
- 10–15 min
- Recoat
- 20–60 min
- Ready for use
- Not on the sheet we read
- Full cure
- Not on the sheet we read
- Coverage
- 400–600 sq ft per gallon
- Thinning
- Denatured alcohol (premixed at a 3 lb cut; Zinsser recommends thinning)
- VOC
- Not on the sheet we read
- Conditions
- 70 °F; not above 85 % RH
- Indoors or out
- Interior
- Food contact
- The sheet we read makes no food-contact statement
One source: Rust-Oleum (Zinsser), the maker of that product
From the sheet: First coat on bare wood: sand and recoat in about 20–30 minutes; later coats touch-dry in 10–15 minutes and recoat in about an hour. Not recommended under polyurethane.
What the maker names it for
- For: furniture, cabinets, floors, toys.
Related
- Shellac vs polyurethane
- Lacquer vs shellac
- How much to buy: finish coverage calculator
- Every finish side by side: finish dry time chart
- What the federal rules say about finishes and food: food-contact finishes
Work it out for your project
- Plan your coats of this finish
Pick the piece and the wood, then get a dated coat schedule from the product’s own sheet.