I use denatured alcohol to clean and re-soften my shellac brush, too. I have a 1" soft Chinese brush that works pretty well, except it loses hairs.
Philip www.biketinker.com On Sunday, July 28, 2013 2:59:35 PM UTC-7, AaronY wrote: > > Good to know about ammonia being harmful to aluminum. So far, I've only > used ammonia to clean the brushes I use to apply the shellac. If in the > future I need to remove shellac from paint or aluminum, I'll go with > alcohol. > > Thanks, > Aaron Young > Vancouver, WA > > > On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Ron Mc <[email protected] > <javascript:>>wrote: > >> ammonia is particularly bad for aluminum, as well as wrought brass >> I clean OPs very expensive antique fishing reels in vinegar with 3 parts >> water. >> baking soda in solution will swipe away dried varnish and shellac >> >> On Friday, July 26, 2013 2:17:05 PM UTC-5, AaronY wrote: >>> >>> To clean my brushes I use ammonia. It works like a charm. Not sure how >>> it would affect paint, but you could dilute it down a bit and try it on an >>> inconspicuous part of a frame. I don't think it would do much to metal >>> components. >>> >>> Aaron Young >>> Vancouver, WA >>> >>> On Friday, July 26, 2013, john wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all. Anyone out there ever been successful removing shellac from >>>> places they didn't want shellac (like the frame or components where it >>>> dripped)? >>>> >>>> What's the methodology? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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+unsubscribe@**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<http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> >>>> . >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> -- >> 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 [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected]<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
