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Help - shellac disaster!

16 years ago

Help - for lack of climate-controlled clean workspace, I've been finishing doors in a corner of my bedroom. I was brushing a slightly thinned coat of Sealcoat on the latest door when I dropped the can on the door, putting a ding in it and splattering shellac all over the door, the wall, and about a quarter-sized spill on the carpet where I didn't have it covered by the drop cloth.

I immediately soaked a rag in DNA and started wiping the wall, but I can still see splatters. I poured a little on the carpet (after folding back the drop cloth with the puddle and can on it) and sopped it up with a dry rag.

So, will I always have splatters on my matte paint? I think we're going to have to repaint the wall (not a problem, have other painting to do), but will the shellac spots show through? Is there anything else I can do to clean the wall and the carpet?

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