Andrus was instantly visible in his immaculate uniform and shellacked helmet and swagger stick. Back in Niagara, the Flyers shellacked the Spitfires 7-2 to take the series lead again. The bones had been picked clean of all flesh and shellacked. It was completely counter to the shellacked, flashy aesthetic of the 1980s in every way. One technique was that of painting on a board shellacked with an orange base.