Jerry S Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Ok, quick question. Is there a "correct" combo of marker/sharpie and finish? I have tried sharpie under shellac (spray and wipe). It dissolves the sharpie. I would imagine poly would do the same? The project I am working on is a gift for my nephew's baptism. I made a simple cross with oak and walnut. We a writing a little message on the back. (along with To, From, Date type of stuff) (Just for the curious mind - cross is about 8" tall and 4" wide. oak is 3/8" thick and walnut is 3/16".) All I am trying to do is protect the message a little bit. The obvious easy way to avoid the issue is to just not have the issue. Do not put the finish over the marker. But I could have sworn I've seen it before (and maybe years ago, actually did it. I just can't remember what I may have used.) Any ideas or known solutions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jerry S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Z. Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 I'm completely speculating here. The solvent for a sharpie IS alcohol. I know this because I've marked up many a laminated map, and used alcohol so I could wipe it off and start over... But that doesn't tell you anything you don't already know, right? Given the problem set, what I personally would do is trade in the sharpie for a soldering pen. Then, whatever message you have would be burned in, and the solvent wouldn't be an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMarcel Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Without having tried it, I'm thinking a water-based clear coat could top the writing and lock it down then you could apply further coats of shellac for your final finish (or at least a little so you can rub out the shellac on the writing to get it to all match). General Finishes has a number of good water-based clear coats you could use like PolyAcrylic. Brush it on lightly. If you don't want to go with that finish, you could consider "clear faux protectant". I used it on faux painted interior walls. It comes in gloss and dries clear. It's water-based as well. I find it at Lowes, not Borg. The stuff is handy for top coating painted walls of any kind to add protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutabagared Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Jerry, I've applied polyurethane over Sharpie a number of times with no issues. Good luck! Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben H Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Poly should be fine. The reason the shellac dissolved it was the alcohol that is used to make the it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry S Posted November 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 Thanks guys...I will definitely use the poly or water based next time. (It must have been what I used in the past. I just assumed I used shellac, guess not!) Jerry S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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