What is your shellac container ?

[Steve1]

I mix my own from flakes and store it in 250ml mason jars.

However, I am getting a little tired of ripping the caps off with my diagonal cutters.  Try as I may, I always seem to get shellac on the threads of the cap and then I end up with a lid that is glued to the jar and refuses to come off.

Can anybody suggest a better container, or a good method to get the lids off ?

 

[guybo]

hard to find and expensive but work wellhttps://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?269041-Shellac-Storage&s=9bc77ba47b81b69297907192c2e79fa7&p=2863225#post2863225

 

[usernumber1]

used to use the terrine style masonry jars. cost next to nothing at the second hand or thrift stores around here.

something like this.

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[woodferret]

Seran wrap between jar and screw lid.

 

[Michael Kellough]

The glass jar is a great suggestion.

Steel cans are not good for long term storage of shellac.
Over the decades I’ve had two cans of shellack leak at the bottom and produces thin amber stalactites.
I hang gallon cans from the joists in my basement ceiling.

As far as your existing cans go after doing a little cleaning of the cap add a little wax or petroleum jelly to the thread to keep it loose.

Personally I’ve switched to Stop Loss Bags.

 

[Peter Kelly]

I use 32oz deli containers but I go through a lot of shellac and tend to only mix up what I'm going to need immediately.

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[Packard]

I’ve used canning jars.  But you will have to be incredibly careful to clean the threads on both the jar and the lid before storage.  In that kind of situation the shellac will bond the lid to the jar to the point that it will be nearly impossible to open the container.

I have not had problems storing shellac or poly (diluted for wiping) in tin cans. I use Brother label machine to label the contents.

I would note that I buy Sealcoat in 1 gallon tin cans.  That is a very dilute version of shellac and I have not had any stalactites form on those cans (a gallon lasts me a long time.)

 

[luvmytoolz]

Would stop-loss bags be better to keep air out so less oxidation?

I use them for Danish Oil and finishes for this reason.