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   JohnH | Sep 05, 2005 04:25pm | #1

   Generally speaking, alcohols don't dissolve most plastics. The best way to answer your question is to rub alcohol on your container with a cotton swab. If the cotton fibers stick to the plastic, don't use it.

   BTW don't store the shellac mixture in a closed plastic container. The alcohol will slowly diffuse through the plastic. This is true for mineral spirits based solutions, too.

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   jazzdogg | Sep 05, 2005 06:05pm | #2

   Glass and stainess steel work well. I keep shellac in old Grolsch beer bottles in various grades.

   -Jazzdogg-

   "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Gil Bailie

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   forestgirl | Sep 05, 2005 06:56pm | #3

   Peanut butter jars are my favorites!  Go for it.  If you have to store it for more than a few days, probably a good idea to put it in a metal or glass container.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
   Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   jazzdogg | Sep 06, 2005 05:03am | #4

   "Peanut butter jars are my favorites!"

   Hi FG,

   Creamy or crunchy? ; - )

    -Jazzdogg-

   "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Gil Bailie

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   forestgirl | Sep 06, 2005 11:03am | #5

   Creamy.  Crunchy is too hard to spread!  Weird.....forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>)