storing shellac brush
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Hi all,
I’m wondering about your collective wisdom regarding storing my shellac brush between uses. Is there a problem with keeping the white china brush dipped in a mason jar with shellac (with enough shellac to cover the bristles only) from one project to another, rather than letting it dry and harden?
Thanks,
Steve
The alcohol in the shellac will evaporate, leaving the shellac getting thicker and thicker, so you will have to re-diliute it again anyway. It only takes a few minutes to soften a dry brush with alcohol, and it saves wasting shellac.
Colin, Czech Rep.
I concur with Colin–I leave my brush to air dry between projects, then plunge it into a glass jar of denatured alcohol to re-soften prior to use.