Stripping Shellac
The brass hardware in our parlor floor is covered with shellac. I cleaned some of the knobs with denatured alcohol, but the fumes are nasty. Is there any non-toxic way to remove shellac from metal (like Martha Stewart’s baking soda trick)? Thanks.
The brass hardware in our parlor floor is covered with shellac. I cleaned some of the knobs with denatured alcohol, but the fumes are nasty.
Is there any non-toxic way to remove shellac from metal (like Martha Stewart’s baking soda trick)?
Thanks.
We had shellac on some of our doorknobs and Marthas boiling method removed that too.
denatured alcohol will take it off quickly & easiy provided it’s just shellac.
Vinegar won’t remove shellac; you could use PeelAway 7, which is considered nonhazardous (though, y’know, you don’t want to eat it).
try vinegar. might work.
Urine–from dogs or humans.