hi, all, thanks for the replies. i do understand that it won't restore an item to original condition. i was just curious why some would choose to add zinc to the lye bath. seems sort of. . .i'm not sure what word i'm looking for. just seems to needlessly complicate things. keith, you linked to the same archive entry i did :) anyway, thanks again for the comments.
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