shellac flake storage?

In article <[email protected]>, Silvan
<[email protected]> wrote:

> What should I store this stuff in?

Mine's in a plastic jar in a cupboard in the shop.

No complaints so far.

"Silvan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I finally sucked it up and got a bag of ye olde shellacke flakese to try
my
> hand with the real deal, instead of the canned juice I had been using.

> What should I store this stuff in? Hot, cold, wet, dry? Fridge?
Freezer?
> Outside? Inside? Crawlspace? Attic? Tupperware? What?
>
Measure it out into ounce baggies as if it were dope, then take the baggies
of what's waiting and sneak it back inside a tight container with one of
those freshened desiccant bags. Cool and dry, same-o same-o everything.

Silvan <[email protected]> wrote in
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> I finally sucked it up and got a bag of ye olde shellacke flakese to
> try my hand with the real deal, instead of the canned juice I had been
> using.
>
> I did alright with the canned, but it didn't seem to cure quite right,
> and I fear it had gotten too close to going over. Flakes/buttons/etc.
> are the universally recommended way for Real Bona Fide Wood Dorkers to
> applicatify their shellacke, so I threw some onto my last LV order.
> (Which I ostensibly did for the gardening items for SWMBO, see... $25
> for her, $675 for me, that's a fair trade, right?) (Yeah, I *wish* I
> had spent $675.)
>
> So... I have one De Luxe bagge ofe ye olde orange-e shellacke flakese
> to play with here. I figger I don't wanna mix it all up at once, and
> I probably want to store the flakes some place special until I'm ready
> to grab another two scoops of orange fluffy goodness from ye olde
> bagge.
>
> What should I store this stuff in? Hot, cold, wet, dry? Fridge?
> Freezer? Outside? Inside? Crawlspace? Attic? Tupperware? What?
>
> (Yeah, I could go find a book or sumpin, but asking annoying questions
> in an irritating dialecte is more funne. :)


Keep it in a sealed airtight container at room temperature.

The key is to keep sources of moisture away from your flakes and out of
your alcohol and your storage containers, etc. Also, it's best to mix
it in a small batch ... the flake form lasts a long time, but once it is
mixed it only remains fresh for a couple of months.

The typical signs of bad shellac are failure of the flakes to dissolve
in the alcohol, and failure of the mixed shellac to dry to a hard
finish.

Disclaimer: I am not an expert Real Bona Fide Wood Dorker. In fact the
thing I like best about shellac is that it's pretty easy to fix mistakes
when I make them.

Flakes are stored in garage fridge as is the mixed stuff. Date
container of mixed stuff for shelf life consideration. I buy 99%
isopropyl alcohol at printer supply shop.

On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 15:23:54 -0500, Silvan
<[email protected]> wrote:

>What should I store this stuff in? Hot, cold, wet, dry? Fridge? Freezer?
>Outside? Inside? Crawlspace? Attic? Tupperware? What?

"Nate Perkins" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Silvan <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
>> I finally sucked it up and got a bag of ye olde shellacke flakese to
>> try my hand with the real deal, instead of the canned juice I had been
>> using.
>>
>> I did alright with the canned, but it didn't seem to cure quite right,
>> and I fear it had gotten too close to going over. Flakes/buttons/etc.
>> are the universally recommended way for Real Bona Fide Wood Dorkers to
>> applicatify their shellacke, so I threw some onto my last LV order.
>> (Which I ostensibly did for the gardening items for SWMBO, see... $25
>> for her, $675 for me, that's a fair trade, right?) (Yeah, I *wish* I
>> had spent $675.)
>>
>> So... I have one De Luxe bagge ofe ye olde orange-e shellacke flakese
>> to play with here. I figger I don't wanna mix it all up at once, and
>> I probably want to store the flakes some place special until I'm ready
>> to grab another two scoops of orange fluffy goodness from ye olde
>> bagge.
>>
>> What should I store this stuff in? Hot, cold, wet, dry? Fridge?
>> Freezer? Outside? Inside? Crawlspace? Attic? Tupperware? What?
>>
>> (Yeah, I could go find a book or sumpin, but asking annoying questions
>> in an irritating dialecte is more funne. :)
>
>
> Keep it in a sealed airtight container at room temperature.

what's room temperature? my garage in the summer time with my glass kiln
running is about 130F, and in the low 30's in the winter.

> The key is to keep sources of moisture away from your flakes and out of
> your alcohol and your storage containers, etc. Also, it's best to mix
> it in a small batch ... the flake form lasts a long time, but once it is
> mixed it only remains fresh for a couple of months.
>
> The typical signs of bad shellac are failure of the flakes to dissolve
> in the alcohol, and failure of the mixed shellac to dry to a hard
> finish.
>
> Disclaimer: I am not an expert Real Bona Fide Wood Dorker. In fact the
> thing I like best about shellac is that it's pretty easy to fix mistakes
> when I make them.
>