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Buckskin Harry
 Post subject: Pickling
PostPosted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 8:56 pm 
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What acid are folks using for pickling solution
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jbd
 Post subject: Re: Pickling
PostPosted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 1:06 pm 
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safety pickle

vinegar in a pinch
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eagerbeaver
 Post subject: Re: Pickling
PostPosted: Fri Jan 24, 2020 7:42 am 
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I use aluminum sulphate and then citric acid to tweak the ph
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wahbush
 Post subject: Re: Pickling
PostPosted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 6:01 pm 
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Aluminum sulfate will react with salt in water to produce sulfuric acid,which is your pickle,or tan depending on the ph.The ph of a pickle is between 1 and 2 and the ph of a tanning solution is between 4 and 4.5.You can make your pickle into a tanning solution by adding small amounts of washing soda to adjust the ph.
before adjusting the pickle to a tan,remove the skin and neutralize it with water and baking soda.If you don't do this your tanning solution will only bond on the surface of the skin and wont completely tan the leather.This is known as case hardening.
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LazyJ
 Post subject: Re: Pickling
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how low can citric acid bring the PH down to?
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nube
 Post subject: Re: Pickling
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I use Citric acid. Get a 50 lb bag for 75$. Always looking for a cheaper way if you guys got suggestions.
LazyJ I can get my PH down to 1.5 or 2 easy enough. It works well.
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