hampshire sheen

[joe zarnitz]

can this be softened anyway----mine became hard and crusted over---tks,joe

[Ted Baxter]

yes I melted mine and poured it into my wife's muffin tin about a 1/4" thick. Made nice silver dollar size pieces that I can press to the turning and then friction polish it works better than trying to get it on a paper towel and then applying it to the turning

[David M Peters]

Joe if you know what solvent is used to soften the material then a bit of that will help re-soften it. According to its material safety data sheet (http://www.hampshiresheen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Hampshire-Sheen-MSDS.pdf) it looks to be mineral spirits (it's listed as White Spirit in the sheet).

[Len Mullin]

Joe, did you call the manufacturer to see what could be used to soften it, is this a common occurance with Hampshire Sheen?
Len

[Reed Gray]

I know there is a distributor here in the US, but don't know who. I did chat with the maker at the Symposium in KC. If nothing else, look up Mike Waldt in the UK, well Wales actually, he would respond quickly, and has a bunch of good videos out there...

robo hippy

[Len Mullin]

Joe, you could contact Martin Sabin Smith what to do when it hardens. He is the one who is came up with the recipe for the stuff, and he has a You-Tube site that you could contact him through.
Len

[Richard Madden]

Do a search for The Walnut Log located in Missouri. Jeff is the owner and distributor for Hampshire Sheen in the U.S.