Chestnut Products ASS1 Acrylic Sanding Sealer – 1 litre

This water based sanding sealer gets the job done without the smell associated with solvent based sealers and also with no flammability issues – ideal for asthma sufferers and anyone with an aversion to solvent based finishes.

Applied by cloth, brush or spray (Foam Brushes are especially good with this) the sealer dries in about 5 minutes and can be overcoated with most compatible finishes after about 20 minutes. Please note that two hours should be left when applying Acrylic Lacquer as the next coat.

Acrylic Sanding Sealer sands easily with a fine abrasive and is supplied ready for use.

Sanding Sealers

A Sanding Sealer does many things.
It seals the open pores of the timber, meaning you use less of the top coat. And that’s not only good for your pocket; using less means a thinner film, which is less likely to get damaged.
It also smooths out minor irregularities in the surface, to give a better foundation for finishing.
And it binds together the loose, fibrous material that you can’t see, but is lurking on the surface to make your finish weaker.
Once it’s done all that, usually in the time it takes you to put the lid on the can (remembering to wipe the neck of it so it opens easily next time), a sanding agent in the sealer acts as a lubricant to make sanding it back as easy as possible!
Clever stuff eh?

Sanding Sealers come in several forms, quick drying cellulose for turning and small areas, slower drying shellacs and acrylics for larger areas. Or whichever way round is your preference. And there are easy-to-apply aerosols too.