The thickening is due to the evaporation of the solvent, denatured alcohol usually being used for shellac. Adding a bit to thin it to the desired consistency is fine, it should work every bit as well as when the can was new.
On Feb 11, 2013, at 7:11 AM, Pondero <cj.spin...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a can of amber shellac that is much older than 4-5 months. The last > couple of times used, it seemed as if it had thickened. Since I had > remembered someone say something about thinning it with alcohol, I mixed a > small amount of shellac and alcohol in a separate container. The consistency > was restored to what I remembered, and it applied beautifully. > > Since that was only a couple of weeks ago, I have no knowledge of durability. > So far, so good. > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
