alternative for lavender oil???

[ruilourosa]

Hello

Just trying to make some varnish for wet plates... no lavender oil..

any alternative oil??

Thanks

[Tin Can]

Plenty for sale on line as essential oil

[ruilourosa]

yes
but now is a time that shipment companies do not understand

thanks!!!!

[koraks]

If you're willing to deviate from the 'original' recipes, you might also try acrylic varnish. Doesn't require heating, can be diluted with turpentine and flows fairly easily. Dries fairly quickly as well. And it can be bought in any arts supplies store.

[Wayne]

Plenty for sale on line as essential oil

Which can also probably be had at coops, health food stores, Michael's Crafts (if in the US) places like that.

I didn't know wet plates had to smell good.

[goamules]

The oil is to let the Sandarac varnish have some flexibility, to not crack. There were lots of other varnish recipes, as forensic testing has discovered. But I only use this one. If you feel brave, try any food grade oil as a substitute, and let us know how it turns out. If it where me, I'd just keep looking for the real stuff.

[Drew Wiley]

... I'll have to try to jog my memory. There is a specialty distributor in the US with a website which specializes in all kinds of traditional varnishes, shellacs, gum arabic, Sandarc, etc. I think I saw lavender oil on the site too. You might try searching under industrial gum arabic. This is not an art store, so don't waste any time there.

[goamules]

Bostick and Sullivans, and Artcraft Chemicals for wetplate supplies.

[Leigh]

Without knowing where the OP is located it's difficult to make recommendations.

Amazon has 6,000 lavender oil products.

- Leigh

[Drew Wiley]

Amazon is just about the last place to look. It will just be another ingredient in all kinds of "snake oil" products. You need to talk to someone who understands the specific application. Goamules just gave a pertinent suggestion of where to start.