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<p>[QUOTE="hotwheelsearl, post: 4542110, member: 75143"]I had a really sketchy and unscientific method of using lye.</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Find a random container. I used an empty tin of canned beans. </p><p><br /></p><p>2. Get some lye. Surprisingly difficult to find, went through 3 Home Depots and 2 Ace Hardwares before finding a jar.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Get some water and just sort of toss some lye in. I have no idea how much I put I just threw in a bunch, probably way too much. Be careful because lye and water becomes VERY hot VERY fast.</p><p><br /></p><p>3a. In fact, for that batch above, I put in so much lye that the lye solidified on the bottom and adhered several coins to the can. I had to pour a bunch of water and vinegar to try to dissolve the solidified lye enough to pry the coins lose.</p><p><br /></p><p>4. I left the coins overnight. Anywhere between 8 and 10 hours, I wasn't counting.</p><p><br /></p><p>5. Since lye can destroy your skin in a heartbeat, I poured the coins and lye solution onto the ground. Then, I grabbed my vinegar jug and generously poured it all over the pile of coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>6. I then brought the coins back to the kitchen sink by hand and then doused in more vinegar and rinsed with water.</p><p><br /></p><p>6a. Doing this part by hand was a bad idea because I could feel my skin getting slick every time. </p><p><br /></p><p>7. Breathe a sigh of relief that you didn't burn yourself or your eyes.</p><p><br /></p><p>WHAT YOU SHOULD DO:</p><p>Use gloves, eye protection, and have a decent container both for the initial soak, and a decent container to neutralize in.</p><p>I simply didn't have any containers at all so relegated to using a tin can and the ground.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="hotwheelsearl, post: 4542110, member: 75143"]I had a really sketchy and unscientific method of using lye. 1. Find a random container. I used an empty tin of canned beans. 2. Get some lye. Surprisingly difficult to find, went through 3 Home Depots and 2 Ace Hardwares before finding a jar. 3. Get some water and just sort of toss some lye in. I have no idea how much I put I just threw in a bunch, probably way too much. Be careful because lye and water becomes VERY hot VERY fast. 3a. In fact, for that batch above, I put in so much lye that the lye solidified on the bottom and adhered several coins to the can. I had to pour a bunch of water and vinegar to try to dissolve the solidified lye enough to pry the coins lose. 4. I left the coins overnight. Anywhere between 8 and 10 hours, I wasn't counting. 5. Since lye can destroy your skin in a heartbeat, I poured the coins and lye solution onto the ground. Then, I grabbed my vinegar jug and generously poured it all over the pile of coins. 6. I then brought the coins back to the kitchen sink by hand and then doused in more vinegar and rinsed with water. 6a. Doing this part by hand was a bad idea because I could feel my skin getting slick every time. 7. Breathe a sigh of relief that you didn't burn yourself or your eyes. WHAT YOU SHOULD DO: Use gloves, eye protection, and have a decent container both for the initial soak, and a decent container to neutralize in. I simply didn't have any containers at all so relegated to using a tin can and the ground.[/QUOTE]
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