French polish is a shellac technique, button-polish often diluted further with more turpentine, it's all about applying very thin layers very evenly, then sanding back lightly with very fine grade abrasive, then another ... repeat and repeat to build up a deep high gloss finish, that is then enhanced with wax polish.
Fine furniture applications ... takes a lot of skill and practice to cover large table or cabinet surfaces mirror-smooth. Neat repairs to damage takes a lot of patience in my experience! And learning to do it well, be prepared to sand it all off and start again. Not the most robust finish, easily water-marked for instance. Not very practical for instruments.
Fine furniture applications ... takes a lot of skill and practice to cover large table or cabinet surfaces mirror-smooth. Neat repairs to damage takes a lot of patience in my experience! And learning to do it well, be prepared to sand it all off and start again. Not the most robust finish, easily water-marked for instance. Not very practical for instruments.