Hi Mark, I just dissolve over night, use whats needed, and throw out the small amount of excess. The thick part of panty hose makes a perfect filter to catch the odd leg and wing. <G> Thank's for the reassurance. Roger >You are certainly doing it correctly, in terms of making your shellac >from flakes, but from the moment it is dissolved in alcohol, it has a >window of opportunity for maximum results. I would never dream of using >anything dissolved older than 6 months. Not that you won't get away with >it, but certainly you are "rolling the dice", and you can certainly >expect a dimished capacity of the film to do its job. It is ideal to use >the shellac in the first month or two, for maximum performance. But yes, >the flakes themselves would seem to have an "ad infinitum" lifetime, as >you suggested.
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