shellac & polish finishes
Traditional, high-quality solutions for enhancing wood surfaces. Ideal for antiques and fine furniture, our range includes polishes and basecoats to suit different wood types and finishes.
Why Choose Mylands Shellac?
Authentic Traditional Finishes
Our Shellacs, such as French Polish and Button Polish, provide a rich, transparent finish that enhances the natural beauty of wood.
Versatility
Suitable for a variety of wood types, including walnut, oak, and mahogany.
Protective Barrier
Acts as a non-reactive layer between incompatible finishes, ensuring a durable and lasting result.
Easy Application
Designed for both professional restorers and DIY enthusiasts, offering ease of use without compromising on quality.
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Our Shellac & Polish Product Range
French Polish: A rich medium brown polish, perfect for walnut, oak, and mahogany.
Button Polish: Offers a slightly warmer patina, favoured in antique restoration.
Superfine White Polish: Suitable for light-coloured timbers like oak and sycamore, delivering a high-gloss finish.
Garnet Polish: Our darkest polish, emitting a cold brown colour.
Special Pale Polish: A classic pale polish suitable for antique table tops.Suitable for light coloured timbers.
2000 Pale Shellac Sealer Basecoat: A coloured sealer ideal for light-coloured substrates, providing a smooth base for subsequent coats.
SHELLAC
Although French Polish is the general term used for all types of shellac polish, it is also a Shellac Polish colour in its own right. There are many blends of shellac polish that have been developed over the years.
The following products listed represent the bulk of those currently sold. Shellac is such a versatile product from finishing antiques to using as a non-reactive barrier between two normally incompatible finishes. Used carefully it will produce stunning results. Click here for product data sheet.
French Polish
Rich, medium brown in colour, this finish is often used on fine woods such as walnut, oak, and mahogany to enhance their natural depth and grain.
French Polish creates a warm, dark, and transparent film with a deep, lustrous sheen. Built up through many thin layers, it produces a timeless, elegant appearance that modern lacquers and finishes cannot truly replicate. Its craftsmanship brings out the wood’s unique character and enduring beauty.
Shop French Polish >Special Pale Polish
The classic Pale Polish produces a superb finish and is suitable for antique table tops.
Superfine White Polish Commonly used on pale natural timbers such as oak, ash, beech and sycamore. White Polish produces a beautiful high gloss finish. As it gives a softer finish, it is suitable for panelling bookcases, ornamental furniture and chairs. It is unsuitable for dining table tops or high durability areas. White Polish appears cloudy white in solution but dries to a clear film.
Shop Special Pale Polish >Superfine White Polish
Ideal for light woods like oak, beech, maple, ash, and sycamore, this polish delivers a high-gloss shine that highlights the timber’s natural beauty. Softer than other polishes, it’s not recommended for tabletops. Though milky when liquid, it dries to a clear, luminous finish.
Shop Superfine White Polish >Garnet Polish
The darkest of all polishes. Garnet Polish does not emit a warm glow like Button Polish. A cold brown colour. Always use in a well-ventilated area. Apply at room temperature.
Shop Garnet Polish >Pure Button Polish
Similar to French Polish but more popular within the Antique Restoration trade, as it gives a slightly warmer patina than French Polish. Button and French are durable enough for most types of antique decorative furniture.
Shop Pure Button Polish >For detailed application instructions and to select the right product for your project, please refer to our product advice sheets.