In the latest email from Fine Woodworking there is an article by Kathy Sullivan on a modified shellac coating, using LaropalA81. Is this resin soluble in ethanol? Commercially, it seems mineral spirits is used
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I don't know anything about the additives she is talking about but alcohol is the solvent for shellac so the additives would have to work with it.
My question WAS about the additives- of course I know ethanol is a solvent for shellac- that wasn’t my question
Be nice
The technical datasheet says its soluble in alchool.