Shellac from two sources

[Jim Benante]

Can I mix shellac flakes from two different sources? Both are dewaxed blonde. I bought some from woodfinishingsupply.com, but they are no longer open for business as far as I can tell. So I ordered some from www.toolsforworkingwood.com.

So if I mix them and disolve them in alcohol, will this cause any problems?

[Chris Barton]

They should work fine mixed together as long as the flakes have been kept dry. Good luck.

[Jim Benante]

Thanks Chris. I figured as much, but I was told not to and I didn't really think there would be a problem. Seems I get great answers here and not always as I expect so I thought I would ask.

The only thing I could imagine is that the color may not be exactly the same mixed as each individual set of flakes. The person who said I shouldn't mix was talking about potential problems with quality, but I don't see why this would cause a problem. Mainly because I don't think either bag of flakes suffers form any kind of qulaity issues.