shellac/varnish/mastic - it oxidizes in the jar, which is the curing process. If you want to keep it fresh (very important if you have expensive mastic varnish, which is about $15/oz,. or even quality spar varnish) use this product - Bloxygen - spray it under the bottle cap or can lid before you close it. https://www.google.com/search?q=bloxygen&rlz=1C1PRFA_enUS414US414&aq=f&oq=bloxygen&aqs=chrome.0.57j0l3.2750&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#q=bloxygen&hl=en&tbo=u&rlz=1C1PRFA_enUS414US414&source=univ&tbm=shop&sa=X&ei=QQcZUeKEDdPdqQHbrIHQBg&ved=0CGgQsxg&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.42080656,d.aWM&fp=e1c7ac95cf77e9dc&biw=1280&bih=625
On Sunday, February 10, 2013 9:29:35 PM UTC-6, Peter M wrote: > > Does it really go bad after a while? I am anxiously anticipating the > arrival of the Bombadil in a few days but realized my shellac is about > 4-5 months old. I made it myself out of button lac, if that makes a > difference. I googled around the web and its all woodworking sites who > say its past it but this isnt my chiffarobe, its some twine. Hoping > someone with more experience will just chime in and let me know it > will still "go off" and dry. Otherwise I have to make and strain a new > batch which takes a few days. Thanks to anyone who has some learnin > here. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
