Shellac.net

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Re: Shellac.net

Postby Jim Northey on Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:17 pm

How about ...knick knack paddylac
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> My goodness, but that is a prolific list of trade names from all of
> youse. Thanks! Still leaning towards paddylac.com ;)
>
> O'Deen
>
> Just say I still have some 7-year old shellac flakes that are serving
> me well, as I put the finishing touches on some moulding around the
> house.


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Re: Shellac.net

Postby Tom Bunetta on Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:37 am

Hi Paddy,
Yesterday I took a quart of denatured alcohol and mixed in 1 cup (about a 1
pound cut per Paul Rad's measured as opposed to weighed mixing directions)
using 7/8 super blonde and 1/8 dewaxed lemon... my question is today with
frequent agitation there is a substantial amount of undissolved flakes left.
Does this suggest that the flakes are past prime, or that I'm impatient ;<).
Would the fact the Mason jar is full to the brim limit dissolution?
Thanks in advance,
Tom


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news:8f70ba7c-1acd-46de-bc96-717b58c32553@a3g2000prm.googlegroups.com...
> My goodness, but that is a prolific list of trade names from all of
> youse. Thanks! Still leaning towards paddylac.com ;)
>
> O'Deen
>
> Just say I still have some 7-year old shellac flakes that are serving
> me well, as I put the finishing touches on some moulding around the
> house.


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Re: Shellac.net

Postby Nova on Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:57 am

Tom Bunetta wrote:
> Hi Paddy,
> Yesterday I took a quart of denatured alcohol and mixed in 1 cup (about a 1
> pound cut per Paul Rad's measured as opposed to weighed mixing directions)
> using 7/8 super blonde and 1/8 dewaxed lemon... my question is today with
> frequent agitation there is a substantial amount of undissolved flakes left.
> Does this suggest that the flakes are past prime, or that I'm impatient ;<).
> Would the fact the Mason jar is full to the brim limit dissolution?
> Thanks in advance,
> Tom
>
>
> wrote in message
> news:8f70ba7c-1acd-46de-bc96-717b58c32553@a3g2000prm.googlegroups.com...
>
>>My goodness, but that is a prolific list of trade names from all of
>>youse. Thanks! Still leaning towards paddylac.com ;)
>>
>>O'Deen
>>
>>Just say I still have some 7-year old shellac flakes that are serving
>>me well, as I put the finishing touches on some moulding around the
>>house.
>
>
>

The shellac not being dissolved after 24 hours is not uncommon,
especially if the flakes clumped together in the beginning. Give it a
few days.

If I'm in a hurry to have the flakes dissolve I'll run them through an
old coffee mill prior to adding them to the alcohol.

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Re: Shellac.net

Postby Tom Bunetta on Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:23 am


> The shellac not being dissolved after 24 hours is not uncommon, especially
> if the flakes clumped together in the beginning. Give it a few days.
>
> If I'm in a hurry to have the flakes dissolve I'll run them through an old
> coffee mill prior to adding them to the alcohol.
>
> --
> Jack Novak
> Buffalo, NY - USA
> novasys@verizon.net

Thanks Nova...
Patience isn't my greatest Blessing... and it's colder here than Florida.
Tom


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Re: Shellac.net

Postby SonomaProducts.com on Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:54 pm

Yep, I started using a coffee bean grinder and never looked back. I
use the little electric deal with the super fast spinning blades that
just does about 1/4 cup at a time. It powderizes those babies in an
instant and then they dissolve in the alco right away. I still strain
it to get any flecks or bug shells.


On Nov 19, 7:37 am, "Tom Bunetta" wrote:
> Hi Paddy,
> Yesterday I took a quart of denatured alcohol and mixed in 1 cup (about a 1
> pound cut per Paul Rad's measured as opposed to weighed mixing directions)
> using 7/8 super blonde and 1/8 dewaxed lemon... my question is today with
> frequent agitation there is a substantial amount of undissolved flakes left.
> Does this suggest that the flakes are past prime, or that I'm impatient ;<).
> Would the fact the Mason jar is full to the brim limit dissolution?
> Thanks in advance,
> Tom
>
> wrote in message
>
> news:8f70ba7c-1acd-46de-bc96-717b58c32553@a3g2000prm.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > My goodness, but that is a prolific list of trade names from all of
> > youse.  Thanks!  Still leaning towards paddylac.com ;)
>
> > O'Deen
>
> > Just say I still have some 7-year old shellac flakes that are serving
> > me well, as I put the finishing touches on some moulding around the
> > house.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

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Re: Shellac.net

Postby Scott Lurndal on Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:40 am

Nova writes:
>Tom Bunetta wrote:
>> Hi Paddy,
>> Yesterday I took a quart of denatured alcohol and mixed in 1 cup (about a 1
>> pound cut per Paul Rad's measured as opposed to weighed mixing directions)
>> using 7/8 super blonde and 1/8 dewaxed lemon... my question is today with
>> frequent agitation there is a substantial amount of undissolved flakes left.
>> Does this suggest that the flakes are past prime, or that I'm impatient ;<).
>> Would the fact the Mason jar is full to the brim limit dissolution?
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Tom
>>
>>
>> wrote in message
>> news:8f70ba7c-1acd-46de-bc96-717b58c32553@a3g2000prm.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>>My goodness, but that is a prolific list of trade names from all of
>>>youse. Thanks! Still leaning towards paddylac.com ;)
>>>
>>>O'Deen
>>>
>>>Just say I still have some 7-year old shellac flakes that are serving
>>>me well, as I put the finishing touches on some moulding around the
>>>house.
>>
>>
>>
>
>The shellac not being dissolved after 24 hours is not uncommon,
>especially if the flakes clumped together in the beginning. Give it a
>few days.
>
>If I'm in a hurry to have the flakes dissolve I'll run them through an
>old coffee mill prior to adding them to the alcohol.

A baggie and a hammer works as well.

scott
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