I realize that I could try this experiment myself and answer my own question, but I'll ask anyway
I realize that I could try this experiment myself and answer my own question, but I'll ask anyway
Not unless you let it sit on the surface for a long time...shellac doesn't instantly melt unless you pour pure alcohol on it. So...outside of that grain alcohol party you might have planned, your beer isn't going to destroy your shellac finish if you take a modicum of care. Coasters, quite obviously, are recommended....
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The most expensive tool is the one you buy "cheaply" and often...
Hello,
Not really - but it will damage it.Will beer disolve shellac?
Old Overholt will also - only much quicker.
DAMHIKT....
The good news is that the damage can be repaired.
The bad news is that it's rough with a raging hangover....
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." - John Lennon
Hmm, how about Oban or Bulleit?
Shellac that has cured doesn't self destruct in the presense of alcohol. It's takes awhile. Besides, if damaged it's easy to repair.
Now who is going to waste enough of either of those fine sipping whiskeys to damage shellac.
Hello David,
I'm not 100% positive about those two.Hmm, how about Oban or Bulleit?
I do know that:
1 - fifth of hooch (some cheap rot-gut whiskey)
+ 1 case of Stroh's beer
+ 2 fools trying to kill brain cells
+ 1 dining room table finished w/shellac
= considerable damage to the finish after all was said done and spilled.
Date - 12/30/1971
The rot-gut did the most damage - softened the shellac and left white spots wherever it was spilled.
The beer in brown "long necks" took it's toll also. There were definite "ridges" in the shellac left by the bottoms of the lined up "dead soldiers".
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." - John Lennon
151? I haven't seen a bottle of that stuff since way before I was supposed to. No fond memories there. But seriously, I was wondering just how delicate shellac is. For example, would it be a bad idea to use it on an end table where someone may put, and possibly spill, a drink?
David
To summarize, it would be a bad idea only if you expect that the spilled drink would be left til "in the morning" to clean up. But you wouldn't have to sprint breathlessly to fetch a paper towel. That said, coasters wouldn't be amis.
Thanks everyone for your advice and for your sense of humor about it!
David
Are you trying to mix beer with your shellac to dissolve it? Go get some real alcohol made for that...*SIGH*