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Jace's avatar

I'm a big fan of everclear as my alcohol solvent of choice as well. I don't use it enough the the cost savings over lab-grade is worth it for me.

Also, pure EtOH is hygroscopic and will absorb atmospheric moisture, you'll probably end up pretty close to the same place given enough time (95% EtoH, 5% H-OH) unless you're VERY serious about how you handle and store it.

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Jon Hammack's avatar

Thanks for sharing some solid info. I knew denatured was pretty gnarly stuff, but thought only ingestion was the primary concern. One of the few benefits of living in OK is that its easy to get 190 proof ethanol from the liquor store, so its my go to for shellac. It's always fun to read how people's experience outside of woodworking shape/inform their work.

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