Unlike denatured alcohol, IPA is toxic in itself. Most people use denatured alcohol, but since it’s toxic, I decided to look into 99% isopropyl alcohol. Shellac wax is made up of long-chain esters of monovalent alcohols and acids. I would like to know why using metho with water in it works with no adverse affect since there is so much emphasis on using IMS100? That’s why I went for the real tung oil which is made of safe materials. I wouldn’t hesitate to use tung oil on a cutting board, wood bowl, wooden spoon, etc. 16 oz = $3.99. Remove the top film with a plastic-backed, lint-free pad saturated with 99% isopropyl alcohol. Denatured Alcohol. Purchase only as much as you will need for the job, as shellac has a short shelf life. Shake to blend. "Metho" is an abbreviation for methanol -- it is not ethanol (although ethanol plus a bittering agent is mostly sold as "metho"). It was made from the same slab of birch plywood, but it didn’t have as many layers of tung oil. This website and its content is copyright of U-Beaut Enterprises. Fewer layers of tung oil will result in the piece looking less orange and yellow – just look at the rack vs. the shelf. I used to be an engineer, I'm not an engineer any more, but on the really good days I can remember when I was. Sometimes it is known as “Methylated spirits” or “wood alcohol”. I have invested in Shellac but cannot find ANY isopropyl alcohol in my town whatsoever! Honestly, I’m not sure it did. I have been doing Shellac manicures and I have found that after I do the top coat and wipe with 70% isopropyl alcohol, it still looks dull and uneven. No one seemed to be able to answer whether it’s fine to use it with shellac, so I went ahead and mixed a small amount and the answer is YES, it’s fine to use 99% isopropyl alcohol to mix shellac. Although isopropyl alcohol is classified as a toxic substance, meaning that it is dangerous to consume and behaves as a mild skin irritant, it is mostly safe to use. participate. I use a magnetic stirring gizmo. Just a note, but Isopropyl alcohol is quite toxic in comparison to ethyl alcohol (ethanol), as is methyl alcohol (methanol). mix 5 parts 70% Isopropyl Alcohol with 2 parts 99% Isopropyl Alcohol to achieve 91%; plus a few drops of retarder (why mix if you find it straight?) So I just ordered alcohol from a beauty website and it has just arrived, but the bottle says that it is only 70% I promised to write about Shellac and tung Oil after I finished my rack (the first one), so here it is. While many prefer a “two-pound cut,” I prefer to apply more thin coats than a few thick coats. The regulating agencies responsible for this removal are the Air Quality Management District (AQMD) and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), the five counties around Los Angeles. Denatured alcohol is a type of alcohol that has something added to prevent people from drinking it. You can clean the surface of woods to be stained easily with any of these solvents, and because it dries quickly, it’s a speedy method of wood cleaning. There’s a handy chart here that helps you through the math for smaller portions. In fact, you can dissolve shellac flakes in alkaline water (hat … Butyl Acetate, Nitrocellulose, Trimethyl Pentanyl Diisobutyrate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Adipic Acid/Neopentyl Glycol/Trimellitic Anhdride Copolymer, Alcohol Denat, Sucrose Acteate isobutyrate, Acrylates Copolymer, Benzophenone-1, Water, CI 17200, CI 42090, CI 60725 BCC12-Base. Kind of like tung oil, there’s the stuff you buy at the store or you can mix your own. Isopropyl rubbing alcohol is no good for thinning shellac because it contains about 30% water. It can also be used to remove light pencil marks on wood. Remove in 60 seconds. Notice the little shelf in the bottom of the last picture. Difference in Toxicity. The solution should be kept in a plastic or glass container, but not metal. Any concentration less than 95% or 99% (depending on how strict you wish to be) is not usable with shellac because even the small water content produces a cloudy residue that will spoil a shellac finish. It’s not a clear, hard finish that comes between the wood and the environment, so think of what you’re making, its application, and whether or not tung oil would work for it. It also comes on too thick. Staining shellac seems to be something that people do, but it hasn’t worked for me. It would also thin shellac, which is why it’s often referred to as shellac thinner. It is called "rubbing" alcohol because it has a smooth, almost oily, feel when rubbed on the skin. The shelf looks better because it didn’t have as many applications of oil. By abitfishy in forum NOTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH WOODWORK, By karlkuehn in forum WOODTURNING - PEN TURNING, By weisyboy in forum WOODTURNING - GENERAL. Unlike denatured alcohol, IPA is toxic in itself. It doesn’t look as bad in the first three pictures with the oil on, but in the last one, which was taken under a lower light, it looks pretty bad, but even that is quite flattering. The steps are simple and as follows: Take a dropper or pour a few drops of the alcohol to the nail polish you want to thin out. Methanol is poisonous, and drinking it can lead to blindness, severe illness, or death. I think some finishes and some woods don’t work well together, meaning that the finish brings unattractive colors out of the wood. Sometimes it is known as “Methylated spirits” or “wood alcohol”. in 1/4 gallon). Previously I got Mr. … The varnish tung oil is fine, but it’s made of chemicals that are toxic, and if you can’t finish outside or in a well ventilated shop, then you really shouldn’t use it. Then, it is reconstructed with denatured alcohol. Best solvent for shellac is and always has been ethanol alcohol, not methanol alcohol. Although isopropyl alcohol is classified as a toxic substance, meaning that it is dangerous to consume and behaves as a mild skin irritant, it is mostly safe to use. Several thinner coats are easier to manage than trying to apply thicker coats. However, it’s still soft for a few days, so if you place items on your shellaced piece, those items will leave marks. It is usually sold in drug stores in a concentration of 70% by volume because it is antiseptic at that concentration. HARD SHELLAC - New improved formula finish. Cure for one minute in the CND LED Lamp. Probably even one minute. Edit: Shellac dries to the touch within minutes. Ive heard this before from an old timer who used to work as a finisher back in his day, and I dismissed it as rubbish. I use a 1lb cut and I really like it because it’s so thin. As far as application: I tried applying shellac with a brush and it’s a pain, mostly because I get brush marks on the wood and can’t seem to apply it evenly. It does not dry instantly as denatured alcohol even though it may appear dry on the surface but smear your finger or even a rag over the … I use a cheesecloth wrapped in cotton fabric (old sock, old t-shirt), I get a bunch of shellac on it and rub it on the wood in circular motion. One of the least toxic of solvents or cleaners, but good ventilation is as always still necessary. Absolute isopropyl alcohol may only be available with a permit. It’s all the same, different packaging. Seal the free edge and apply a layer of CND Shellac Luxe Top Coat to all five nails. The one I bought is made by Real Milk Paint, and I really recommend them if you’re looking for actual tung oil. One kind is really a varnish, like Fromby’s tung oil, or any other kind of tung oil you can get at the hardware store. Lacquer thinner may be an appropriate choice if you are looking to thin epoxy. The food grade shellac coating is insoluble in stomach acid. IF Denatured alcohol is ethyl alcohol, or ethane (a two carbon molecule, as you surely know with some toxins added by … appearing. It’s a nut-like smell, but it’s really strong and our apartment smelled like it for a while until I washed the floors a couple of times and kept airing out the place. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. No. Denatured alcohol is a type of alcohol that has something added to prevent people from drinking it. Denatured alcohol is used for thinning shellac and cleaning brushes used to apply shellac. Detail with the Brisa™ ProSeries Gel Brush dipped in 99% Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) to perfect the smile line. This was a surprise because I tested the oil on a scrap piece and it looked find, but I guess I underestimated what it would look like on the whole thing. You may not, except with our express written permission, distribute or commercially exploit the content. (I got my flakes from shellac.net). This means that while it’ll protect (and seal, I think) the wood, you will still be able to feel the grain underneath. Diggers also produced a "Stove Fuel" which was nearer to 100% Ethanol, but I can no longer find it listed on their site. Problem is 99.9% technical grade (or 200 proof) is only sold at laboratory supply, and 95% pure grade called 190 proof grain alcohol is hard to find at many liqueur stores. The best way is to apply it in an area where no sunlight can come in. Shellac will dissolve in any alcohol, including watery alcohol, but if you don't know and can't reproduce the solvent mix, you'll get pretty unpredictable results. Rubbing alcohol is isopropyl alcohol. Choose the right solution for your purposes and always use care, as both can damage wood if you don't use them properly. I don’t think the motion matters as much, and I’ve seen people go in straight lines; the important thing is to make sure you never leave the applicator in one spot because it’ll stick and mess up the finish. You can, of course, easily thin down a thick shellac. In a different light and with some shellac. Then there’s real tung oil which is an actual oil, made from a nut, and needs to be cut with citrus solvent or it’ll never dry. These are the smaller alcohols in the series with two or three carbons. 4.Apply a thin coat of white CND Shellac Color Coat to the tips of the nails, in an arched smile line to flatter the nail shape. No. All rights reserved. At the same time, a coat or two of tung oil could be nice to use under another finish just to give the wood a bit of a color and help the grain pop. For finish coats, thin 1 part 4-pound shellac with 2 parts alcohol. Most people use denatured alcohol, but since it’s toxic, I decided to look into 99% isopropyl alcohol. The cut refers to how many pounds of shellac flake are dissolved in a gallon of alcohol. Drinking methanol tends to send people blind. Mixed with shellac, it will produce a serviceable finish. STEP 2: Test your mixture on a scrap wood. Nor may you transmit it or store it in any other website or other form of electronic retrieval system. They recommend using citrus solvent to thin their oil, but being a cheapskate I thought maybe 99% isopropyl would work, and they were positive that it would. To make a '1 Pound Cut', mix 4 Oz. Derek said that hes always mixed flakes with metho from Bunnings, which we all know contains a certain percentage of water. It is very important to think about the solvent used to dissolve the shellac. or The wood looked unnaturally yellow and orange, and the grain popped out but in a weird and unflattering way. It also contains a small amount of hydrocarbons and about 1% lactic acid [61,62]. Re: Thinning Shellac Mike, If my memory of some rather long-ago chemistry classes has not totally failed me, methyl hydrate is a common name for methyl alcohol It is methane (natural gas) with one hydrogen replaced by a "hydrate" group, or simply, an -OH group. It was practically black! #14 Laurie on 12.23.12 at 10:20 pm You have to apply shellac away from any type of UV light because that is what cures the shellac. Isopropyl alcohol is more effective at removing stains from wood furniture. Condition nails with SolarOil Nail & Cuticle Care. Ethanol is also called grain alcohol is the only type of alcohol that can be safely consumed. This is where denatured alcohol vs. isopropyl alcohol comes in. Nas99 or can be bought anywhere where they sell 99% isopropyl alcohol. I actually got woozy from applying it at home even with the windows open. To cut a lengthy story short, Isopropyl is great for beginners who want to apply shellac with a brush. Rubbing Alcohol Rubbing alcohol. It’s a bit thick (I think it’s a 3lb cut), but worse they put a lot of stuff in it that’s harmful, so again it’s not a great idea to use Zinsser shellac inside and without ventilation. Mixing shellac is very simple. If you have decided to make your own nail Polish thinner at home, the no 1 household ingredient that will do the trick is rubbing alcohol (of at least 91% purity). Copyright © U-Beaut Enterprises 1999 - 2016. My question is inspired from a recent article from Lost art press on mixing shellac. Then I read the GHS document for their shellac and god really scared, so I decided to get flakes and mix my own shellac. However, I saw a video of Paul Sellers applying stained shellac, and his looked pretty thick (and also heavily tinted), so if you’re after staining shellac, a thick cut would be a good place to start. That’s what happened with the tung oil and Baltic birch. THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT - PLEASE NOTE: Isopropyl alcohol, or rubbing alcohol, is primarily used as a disinfectant and is also toxic to drink. Isopropyl Alcohol 100% or Denatured Alcohol for Shellac? The ratio is determined by the kind of cut you want. Isopropyl alcohol is concentrated isopropanol that has been blended with anywhere between 5% and 30% water. 91% Isopropyl Alcohol with a few drops of retarder. REGISTER before you can post, view all the pictures, see all threads D4581B59-42D6-4CE5-8C02-939BA38F00DE.jpeg, Where to get 100% denatured absolute alcohol. I let my rack dry for a long weekend, and after that I was able to put stuff on it and it was fine. But it is made poisonous so it can be sold without liquor taxes. Shellac can be used over any stain except alcohol-base types and over any filler. I got the idea to finish my rack in tung oil from a friend who builds Dietz cabs out of baltic birch ply and uses tung oil to finish them. Denatured alcohol is critical for dissolving shellac flakes and for thinning liquid shellac to reduce brush marks and orange peel. 32 oz 91% + 16 oz 70% + 10 oz lacquer thinner + 2 drops of retarder. #15 Dee on 04.06.13 at 7:08 pm Also some of the colors look uneven after i'm done, I recently got the color "gotcha" and it with 2 coats i can still see some streaks. In England, the term, methylated spirits, sounds like methanol. I think it did, because the oil seeped into the wood, but this was my first time using tung oil, so who knows. It also helped when I moved the rack to the basement. The higher the shellac ratio, the thicker the solution will be. My understanding is that the citrus solvent will work to counter the smell, so if you were to use tung oil on something that needs to be food safe, it’s a good idea to use citrus solvent. You must In An Instant Your Life Can Change Forever. I believe it’s Shellite, same as Colemans Stove Fuel. People also seem to use some kind of oil to lubricate the applicator and that seems like a good idea – I tore a hole through my sock applicator. ... To brush shellac successfully you want to flow on thin coats. Thinned shellac is recommended for sealer coats. In Australia, Shellite and naphtha are one and the same. Registering will also stop those annoying popup link ads from Now, I hear it again and I wonder if Im the one who has been fed all these years of rubbish. I should mention that this post is not about which finish is better as much as it is about my experience with each one. If you have access to 95-to-100 percent pure propanol or isopropyl alcohol, you could use it for thinning without a problem. In fact, I’d use it anyway. Alcohol is a natural substance that manufacturers can chemically adjust for a variety of purposes. I didn’t let my shelf dry for more than a day, and after that long weekend it had marks all over it. I'm not entirely sure how methanol is produced, but importantly methanol is poisonous which is why it is mixed with a bittering agent to make it taste horrible. Just remember that commercial "metho" can contain up to 50% water. Rubbing alcohol is either isopropyl alcohol or ethanol-based liquids, or the comparable British Pharmacopoeia (BP) defined surgical spirit, with isopropyl alcohol products being the most widely available.Rubbing alcohol is denatured and undrinkable even if it is ethanol-based, due to the bitterants added.. Alcohol is used as shellac thinner. And I’ve put a lot of dye into that shellac! It has to be 99% IPA, though. For those who don't know Everclear is grain alcohol that can be bought in a liquor in the US. Isopropyl alcohol is concentrated isopropanol that has been blended with anywhere between 5% and 30% water. 5. Summary. *when used as directed Ingredients. It’s also important to keep in mind that tung oil is, well, an oil. The water will cause the shellac to turn white, or “blush.”. Use denatured alcohol to thin shellac; use alcohol or ammonia for cleanup. It does not dry instantly as denatured alcohol even though it may appear dry on the surface but smear your finger or even a rag over the brushed surface youll see thats still very much wet. To cut a lengthy story short, Isopropyl is great for beginners who want to apply shellac with a brush. 32 oz = $ 17 at your local hardware store. After heating of the cocoon-like secretions until the liquification, it’s strained and cooled in thin sheets. 91% won’t work because it has too much water in it. Could it be that it is 70% ?? of dry shellac flake into 1 quart of denatured alcohol (1/4 lb. Most people simply use commercially available “denatured” alcohol. Professional furniture manufacturers use denatured alcohol to remove old, peeling and yellowing finishes. As you can see, it’s orange and yellow and the edges look burnt. You crush the flakes and mix them with alcohol. The lady at the chemist said they are not allowed to sell it and I have tried hardware stores etc without any luck. 99% isopropyl alcohol is a good substitute but its drying time is longer than denatured alcohol. I’d like to elaborate on that. Here are a few before and after pictures. Various types of food-grade shellac arrive from pharmaceutical glaze which is an alcohol-based solution. 2. Alternatives are Isopropyl Alcohol (isopropanol or rubbing alcohol, the 99% pure version), Methyl Hydrate (methanol or wood alcohol), Ethyl Alcohol (ethanol or grain alcohol), or in a pinch, Mineral Spirits. It doesn’t seem to make a difference when French polishing, and even with a brush it barely changes the color of the wood. Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited other than the following: ♦ you may print or download to a local hard disk extracts for your personal and non-commercial use only ♦ you may copy the content to individual third parties for their personal use, but only if you acknowledge Woodwork Forums as the source of the material. 3. In fact, you won’t see a difference after the first application or two, but it’s worth it because it looks really nice and even at the end. You can call them and they actually answer the phone and answer whatever questions you might have. I could not locate a retail outlet in San Diego for 99% isopropyl alcohol. You can always thin out pre-made shellac by adding denatured alcohol. The Zinsser product, which is available everyone, is fine. It contains more than 30% of free wax alcohol with chain length of C 28 –C 32. I wasn’t happy with the way the finish turned out. Apply the top coat. Difference in Toxicity. Follow with CND® SHELLAC® Top Coat. Keep in mind that tung oil has a really strong smell. No one seemed to be able to answer whether it’s fine to use it with shellac, so I went ahead and mixed a small amount and the answer is YES, it’s fine to use 99% isopropyl alcohol to mix shellac. When I was looking into tung oil I learned that there are two kinds of tung oil. Oil based paints thin with mineral spirits while denatured alcohol is used to thin shellac and “spirit varnishes”, these are not interchangeable. Denatured alcohol is a general alcohol-based solvent used for a variety of applications across many industries. Chris Schwarz in short uses Everclear to dissolve the shellac flakes as opposed to denatured alcohol for reason being that everclear dissolves the flakes completely while the latter doesn't. So instead I went the route of French polishing, which is really not as hard as people make it sound. Water will slow the evaporation rate. But mineral spirit would not do so. 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