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Does not matter, as long as the solvent does not dissolve the brush. The most dreadful last measures are all outdoors, and include gasoline, acetone (nail polish remover) and finally bleach. All in tiny measures, and blotted quickly. In the end the gray color scale will count more than the actual hue. An antique appearance is what we want here, that's why I used an orange shellac on the one I did. And you can fool around all you want with oil stains and let it dry a week before you coat it, and you'll be OK. Have fun!