No problem with scooping out the skin.

However, you should filter the varnish before you put it back in the can.

Jason Steeves

Noah's

> This is probably a dumb question but since i payed dearly for my quart of
> Captians Flagship Varnish and don't want do the wrong thing, here is my
> delema.Wanting to only thin out part of the varnish in the 1 quart can for
> some test pieces I poured about 20% of it into a glass jar that has a
> heavy glass lid, but i guess the contianer let in enough air over a period
> of 5 days to skim the surface to kind of a gell like coating about a 1/16
> th of an inch thick. Is it OK to just scoop out this drying gell and pour
> back the remiander into the can and I guess I should do my thinning in the
> can were the lid stays tight.Thanks alot