2996. Best French Polish

2996.    Best French Polish. Shellac, 3 parts; gum mastich, 1 part; gum sandarach, 1 part; spirits of wine, 40 parts; the mastich and sandarach must first be dissolved in the spirits of wine, and then the shellac; the process may be performed by putting them into a bottle loosely corked, and placing it in a vessel of water heated to a little below 173° Fahr., or the boiling point of spirits of wine, until the solution be effected; the clear solution may be poured off into another bottle for use. Various receipts for the French polish have been published, in which ingredients are inserted that are insoluble in spirits of wine, and therefore useless; and others contain ingredients that are soluble in water, so as to render the mixture more easily injured.

2997. Common French Polish

2997.     Common French Polish. A solution of shellac in wood naphtha, (pyrox-ilic spirit). (See No. 2999 (Sandarach French Polish).)

2998. Mastich French Polish

2998.    Mastich French Polish. Pale shellac, 3 pounds; mastich, 6 ounces; 90 per cent alcohol, 3 quarts. (See next receipt.)

2999. Sandarach French Polish

2999. Sandarach French Polish. Shellac, 2 pounds; mastich and sandarach (both in powder), of each 1 ounce; copal varnish, 12 ounces; alcohol, 1 gallon. All the above are made in the cold by frequently stirring or shaking the ingredients together in a well-closed bottle or other vessel. French polish is used without filtering.

3000. True French Polish

3000. True French Polish. To 1 pint spirits of wine add 1/4 ounce each gum copal and sandarach, and 1 ounce shellac. Let the gums be well bruised, and sifted through a piece of muslin. Put the spirits and the gums together in a vessel that can be closely corked; place them near a warm stove, and frequently shake them. In 2 or 3 days they will be dissolved. Strain the mixture through a piece of muslin, and keep it tight corked for use.

3001. French Polish

3001.    French Polish. To 1 pint spirits of wine add 1/2 ounce gum shellac, the same quantity gum lac, and 1/4 ounce gum sandarach; put these ingredients into a stone bottle near a fire, frequently shaking it; when the various gums are dissolved it is fit for use.

3002. French Polish

3002.    French Polish. Take 2 ounces wood naphtha, 1/2 ounce best shellac, 1 drachm gum benzoin; crush the gums, mix them with the naphtha in a bottle; shake them frequently till dissolved; it is then ready for use. This is the clear polish. Take a little cotton wool, apply a little of the polish to it, cover it tightly with a linen rag, to which apply a drop of linseed oil, to prevent it from sticking to the wood; use your rubber gently, polishing from a centre in a circular manner; finish with a drop of spirits of wine on a clean rubber, which will extract the oil.