So where does one obtain some picric acid or some acid dyed furs in the USA? Joyce
On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 11:12 AM, Don Ordes <f...@tribcsp.com> wrote: > Buggs said he wants to be hot-tub dyed with picric acid, > so he can become a blonde bombshell. > > Dr. D > > PS DonO got some picric dyed hare, rabbit (*sniff*), and mole from > Iain, and it is really cool stuff. The H&R guard-hairs take on an orange > hue > and the belly hair gets a beautiful bright yellow. The mole comes out > with a real 'earthy' tone. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Fish" <afi...@sbcglobal.net> > To: <vfb-mail@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 7:46 AM > Subject: Picric - was RE: [VFB] colour chart / silk threads / silk floss > > > > > >> >>> I have never heard of picric before. tell me more about this picric died >>> fur... what is picric (some type of acid ?) and why is it good ? >>> >>> >> Picric acid is 2,4,6-tri-nitrophenol. As with other highly nitrated >> products, it is an explosive. However, it's also a BRILLIANT yellow with a >> slight orange tint and makes a great dye. In the early years of its >> discovery (1700's, that's what it was used for. Widipedia says its first >> use as an explosive was in the mid-1800's. Probably when some clumsy >> chemist dropped a bottle of it and it went boom! >> >> >> Chemistry lesson over. Now you can go back to your regular programming. >> >> a. >> -- >> Allan Fish >> Greenwood, IN >> afi...@sbcglobal.net >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" >> group. >> >> To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en >> >> VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
