Fw: shellac sealer on plate yes yes yesYES

[jolly roger]

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.