on 1/20/04 3:25 PM, William Bailey at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In most cases the remaining color is ferric sulfate. One half teaspoon of > oxalic acid per pint of distilled water should work. Some wood bleaching > products contain oxalic acid. Use a mask and gloves.
Yep. Oxalic acid is poison. You don't want to breath the dust (if any) or get in on your hands to be absorbed through the skin or transferred to your mouth if you're picking your teeth or your nose if you're.........never mind. You can get it in the hardware store's plumbing section. Some of the lime removers are nearly pure oxalic acid. Read the fine print on the labels to find the one(s) that are oxalic acid. Allan > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of William Andreas > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 12:41 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [VFB] Bleach to white > > I am using AK's approach to bleaching proteins, Clairol Lightner, 40% > peroxide and ammonia. The feathers are not coming out 'bone' white after > several hours of soaking in the solution. Does anyone have suggestions as to > how to get 'bone' white, bucktail white from feathers that are mostly white > to start? > > Bill > -- Allan Fish Greenwood, IN [EMAIL PROTECTED]
