Where to buy dewaxed Shellac flakes in Canada at a reasonable price

[John Lankers]

The question is in the title.
Seems like prices on some items are increasing faster than I can type .

[John TenEyck]

Instead of buying flakes and alcohol, I buy SealCoat shellac (2# cut) from my local HD or ACE hardware for about $45 a gallon. I add Transtint dye to it to make any color I need.

John

[John Lankers]

$19 for the pint here, that's like $120 US per gallon, and I haven't seen 1 gallon pails for a couple of years now.

[Robin Frierson]

I prefer the flakes and think this place has good prices and good product. Not sure if they ship to Canada though.

http://www.shellacfinishes.com/

[Joel Wesseling]

Wood Essence is where I purchased mine. For a sealer, I'm On my second gallon of zinsser Bin purchased at Canadian Tire for $52 per gallon when discounted.
when I find a better source for flakes, I will let you know.

[John Lankers]

Thanks Robin, the wealthof information they provide would be reason enough to buy from them but shipping and custom brokerage will likely be the killer.

[John Lankers]

Thanks Joel, I never thought of Wood Essence.
I know they are a dealer for Target Coatings but never considered them as a source for shellac flakes and it looks like they have exactly what I'm looking for.
You just helped me save a bundle

[John TenEyck]

$19 for the pint here, that's like $120 US per gallon, and I haven't seen 1 gallon pails for a couple of years now.

That's painful.

John

[Stan Calow]

You can get shellac flakes from LeeValley, who does business in Canada.

[Joel Wesseling]

From what I've seen advertised, Lee Valley's shellac flakes have wax.

John, I'm also curious about Goudey in Toronto. On their site they advertise dry shellac flakes but I haven't contacted them yet. http://www.goudeymfg.com/goudey-lacquers/shellac.html

I'm Glad Wood Essence is working out for you.

[Stan Calow]

LeeValley has a line of German de-waxed shellac. Not cheap, however.

[John Lankers]

LV carries both, the regular and the dewaxed shellac flakes, only that Wood Essence sells it what seems to be identical to LV's shellac at half the price (1/2).
It can be frustrating at times to find the deals in a country larger than the US but with less than 1/10 the population.
The money I saved on this order is enough to pay the membership for SMC for many years.