From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Mathieu_Ren=E9?= <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 17:05:50 -0400
Subject: [Puptcrit] Shellac finishes


Suze wrote:
> A natural product when mixed with denatured alcohol it is non toxic when 
> it
> dries.
> I am always trying to go as natural and non chem as I can
> I make small batches at a time and I can control the thickness of my  mix
> I love using it
> I have tried several of the colors
> Suze



Speaking of shellac, when I was able to get the fresh enough pre-mixed stuff 
(unpredicatable like a lottery), I obtained amazing painting results, just 
by coloring my shellac with pigments, and using like paint.
On a paper mache pulp texture, I tinted a mixture of shellac with some mica 
powders(Pearl-Ex).
The mix was fizzing like a carbonated drink for some reason, but the end 
result was a neat stone-like finish, satin finished.

One time when my old shellac was not going to stop being sticky on a piece I 
could not re-do, I rubbed some shoe polish on it, and it stopped the 
stickyness.

Warning: cured shellac is susceptible to alcohols, so don't let it come in 
contact with it. Also, sweaty hands will make some of the finish come off, 
so make sure you don't use shellac alone on a handle (like a magic wand or a 
walking stick).


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