Industry supply
Shellac and French polish are traditionally made by dissolving shellac flakes in ethanol. Polish makers and furniture finishers need strong, dry spirit so polish films stay clear.
Suitability depends on required specification, denaturant, application and applicable regulatory requirements. Our team confirms the suitable grade against your requirement before quotation.
Water in the spirit is the most common cause of cloudy or white films in shellac work.
Most polish buyers want high strength with minimal water.
Pick the highest practical strength — 96% or above is commonly requested — to avoid blushing in humid conditions. Confirm the strength on the batch COA.
Check that the denaturant does not leave odour on finished furniture, and keep barrels sealed: ethanol absorbs moisture once opened.
We supply polish grade and denatured ethanol to shellac processors, polish makers and furniture finishing units in barrels, with larger volumes by arrangement.
Material is supplied in HDPE barrels or drums for regular orders, with large multi-barrel requirements and bulk tanker movement arranged for production-scale volumes.
Before material is cleared for dispatch, the offered grade, purity documentation, batch details and packaging condition are verified against the supplied COA/specification. We do not publish generic lab values or claim certifications that are not documented for the offered batch.
Sharing these details up front lets us confirm availability, documentation and a delivered rate in one reply.
Higher strength with low water gives clearer films. We confirm the strength of the offered batch on the COA.
We supply barrel quantities and above; smaller pack sizes depend on current availability.
Industrial
Ethanol for wood polish, French polish and shellac formulations.
Denatured Ethanol
Denatured high-strength ethanol for industrial processes and solvent requirements.
Denatured Ethanol
Denatured ethanol 96% for solvent, sanitizer and process requirements.
Denatured Ethanol
Ordinary denatured spirit for general industrial, cleaning and solvent use.