Dewaxed Garnet Shellac Flake

Dewaxed garnet shellac flake. Deep red-amber. The darkest of the dewaxed spectrum that still reads as a finishing shellac rather than a coloring agent.

Dewaxed flake is a 20th-century industrial development — the wax that occurs naturally in the lac is removed through controlled solvent and filtration steps. The result is a shellac that lays down clearer, takes higher topcoats more reliably, and dissolves cleanly without the cloudiness wax-containing grades produce in solution.

Garnet is the dewaxed grade for restoration work where amber is not deep enough — for the patina of older walnut, mahogany, and aged hardwoods. The film carries warmth that pale grades cannot. Used carefully, it brings out the figure of the wood instead of obscuring it.

Sourced direct from a fifth-generation refining family in India who has supplied this bench since 1990. Pure, uncut, genuine.