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Posted by Charlie Jones on Mar 24, 2006

We always try to use up what we have and buy fresh for the next year. It should be ok for a year to a year and a half though provided it hasn't been opened.

One thing I have done is wash out some small cans, say 1/2 pint or so, and decant the varnish into those. I then hit the top with a longish shot of propane from a torch and cap it. Seems to last a good while like that and we only have to waste a small amount if we can't use up what we are working with.

If we are working from a large can, we NEVER pour used varnish back into the can- EVER. Better to pitch it than contaminate the rest. I open the can, pour out what I think we'll need, shoot a blast of propane into the can and cap it. The propane excudes the air ( heavier than air ya know) and keeps it from skinning over.

And I'm sure I'll now read about how dangerous propane is :) But we're talking about a minescule amount and you shouldn't have any open flames around the varnish ANYWAY!!!

In Response to: Re: varnish by RogerJ on Mar 24, 2006

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• Re: can't really say by Mac on Mar 24, 2006