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    White spots from stiffener

    Thanks a million for the advice. Would you recommend doing a rabbit one before I go to 50/50 beaver?
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    White spots from stiffener

    It’s 180g wool. Just a cheap one from Etsy
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    White spots from stiffener

    Thanks for the tips. I’ll pick up some denatured and give it a shot. I’m not sure exactly how many coats I did, I just went until it was stiff enough, waiting overnight between coats. Probably 4 or 5
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    White spots from stiffener

    I used 99.9% isopropyl at 1tb of flakes to 1 cup of alcohol, and I crushed up the flakes as fine as I could and then let them fully dissolve, but not overnight. I applied the first coat with a brush and subsequent coats with a spray bottle. I’ve tried spraying/soaking the spots with alcohol...
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    White spots from stiffener

    Hello everyone, I just made my first hat, and it has some really bad white spots and discoloration, I believe from the stiffener. I used dewaxed shellac flakes in alcohol. Does anyone have any suggestions on getting rid of it, or ideas what caused it?
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