{"id":63,"date":"2018-09-29T09:15:48","date_gmt":"2018-09-29T16:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shellac.net\/news\/?p=63"},"modified":"2020-02-08T17:27:56","modified_gmt":"2020-02-09T01:27:56","slug":"denatured-alcohols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shellac.net\/news\/denatured-alcohols\/","title":{"rendered":"About Denatured Alcohols"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Not all Denatured Alcohols are equal”<\/span><\/h2>\n

USE a GOOD Shellac Solvent for making your own shellac ‘Seal Coat’ finish.<\/strong>
\nA ‘denaturant’ is added to Ethanol Alcohol (a drinkable spirit) <\/em>to make it unfit for consumption.
\nThe original denaturant was Methanol Alcohol.
\nThe term \u2018methylated spirit\u2019 is still sometimes used when referring to Denatured Alcohol. ——–<\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately NOT all Denatured Alcohols are equal<\/strong><\/span> and there is no purity standard for ethanol content to be labeled\u00a0 “Denatured Alcohol”.<\/strong> High test, 190 proof (5% denaturents), Denatured Alcohol is preferred as a Shellac flake solvent.<\/p>\n

It is next to impossible to find a 190 proof alcohol at the ‘big box’ home improvement or hardware stores. Many brands have as little as 50-60% Ethanol – and the balance cheaper alcohols and denaturing solvents.
\nRecently I went <\/em>in search of high test Denatured. <\/em>Out of ten paint, hardware and home improvement stores – only the local Sherwin Williams paint store had 190 Proof. <\/em>The Material Safety Data Sheet will list the ingredient percentages of the product (most cans do not).<\/em><\/p>\n

A 190 Proof Denatured Alcohol is operator and earth, \u2018Green\u2019, friendly.
\n“Klean-Strip Green\u201d is one retail brand of ‘190’ Proof Denatured Alcohol.
\nIf you find a 190 proof Denatured Alcohol, buy locally and save on shipping.
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/em>
\nWe ship Alcohol in Quarts & Gallons<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/em><\/span>\u2022\u2022 Shellac Reducer <\/strong>‘Behkol Alcohol’<\/em> (Denatured Alcohol)<\/em> is formulated by MOHAWK specifically to dissolve shellac flakes and dilute or ‘cut’ liquid Shellacs.\u00a0 Shellac Reducer will make a shellac that has
\na little more open and working time.<\/p>\n

Shop Note:<\/em><\/strong> By using a known Denatured Alcohol proof or purity and settling on a brand you will have more predictable results by eliminating one finishing variable.<\/p>\n

We adjust for weather and heat conditions by adding SHELLAC Retarde<\/strong>r (not lacquer retarder).
\nWhen the shellac is drying too fast due to heat, low humidity, or excessive airflow, add just enough retarder to enable easy application.
\nWhen spraying, shellac retarder will help eliminate over-spray and orange-peel.
\nAvoid over-use of the retarder.<\/em>\u00a0 Keep in mind that use of the retarder will require longer drying times between coats of shellac.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

To:<\/em><\/strong> ‘Pound Cut’ Mixing Ratio<\/a>
\n<\/span><\/em>for Shellac Flake in Denatured Alcohol<\/a><\/span><\/em>
\n Printable vesion (pdf)<\/span><\/em><\/a>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Not all Denatured Alcohols are equal” USE a GOOD Shellac Solvent for making your own shellac ‘Seal Coat’ finish. A ‘denaturant’ is added to Ethanol Alcohol (a drinkable spirit) to make it unfit for consumption. The original denaturant was Methanol Alcohol. The term \u2018methylated spirit\u2019 is still sometimes used when referring to Denatured Alcohol. ——– […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5,3],"tags":[6,13,11],"class_list":["post-63","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mohawk-behlen-finishing","category-shellac-flake","category-wood-finishing-info","tag-new","tag-notes","tag-shellac","category-4-id","category-5-id","category-3-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shellac.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shellac.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shellac.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shellac.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shellac.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63"}],"version-history":[{"count":85,"href":"https:\/\/www.shellac.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2393,"href":"https:\/\/www.shellac.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63\/revisions\/2393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shellac.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shellac.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shellac.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}