- Apparently, a fall of approximately 16 inches is sufficient to pop the lid off a quart can of shellac.
- A quart can of shellac will cover approximately 9 square feet of linoleum floor, and will also goober up any electrical cords, mobile base wheels, work bench legs, and clamps it comes into contact with.
- If the shellac sits a day or two on a linoleum floor, a lot of it will dry, but the rest will remain liquid so one can soak it up with paper towels.
- It takes approximately 1/2 gallon of denatured alcohol and a whole roll of those blue paper towels from Home Depot to soak up a quart of shellac.
- Once the shellac is soaked up and the floor rubbed down with alcohol, a linoleum floor will still be sticky. As will the soles of expensive cross-training shoes.
- A quart of shellac on the floor and 1/3 gallon of denatured alcohol will stink up a small shop pretty good.
- If you happen to spill a quart of shellac on the shop floor, make sure to keep your shop dog out of the shop unitl the mess is cleaned up.
- Most dogs don't like having their feet soaked in denatured alcohol. Some resist vigorously.
- SWMBO will deny placing said can of shellac in metastable position, and will try to blame HWWW (he who works wood).
- It takes a long time to get a quart of shellac off a linoleum floor, and it's not a particularly fun activity.
DAMHIKT
-Zz