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Blue Heeler	17/12/2020 03:41:09
342 forum posts	G'day all, Would a Citric Acid Pickle solution in an open bucket be just the same as saltwater ie only the water will evaporate?
Pero	17/12/2020 05:50:53
193 forum posts	You will lose a little through evaporation. Quick test - if you can smell it, then there is some present in the evaporating water - the stronger the smell the more acid that is present in the vapour. However the human nose is quite sensitive and it takes relatively few molecules for the brain to register its presence. In this instance the bulk of the acid will slowly concentrate in the reducing water volume. Pero
Speedy Builder5	17/12/2020 06:27:34
2878 forum posts 248 photos	AND don't have the pickle in your workshop - how did I know that !!! Rusty Miller
Simon Collier	17/12/2020 06:38:47
525 forum posts 65 photos	Citric acid grows bugs unless you take measures, like putting a bit of bleach in it. I use it for small brass fittings in the workshop but for anything larger, it goes in the sulphuric outside the workshop. I make fresh small amounts of citric if it has been more than a few days. The real nightmare in the workshop is HCl, as in Bakers fluid.
Ian B.	17/12/2020 08:12:09
171 forum posts 5 photos	Nor keep ferric chloride for your pcbs within 100 yards of your workshop. Dont ask!.
Ady1	17/12/2020 09:14:05
6137 forum posts 893 photos	Check anything in the bucket every day, every single day, or things can quickly go too far. Don't ask!
larry phelan 1	17/12/2020 14:14:58
1346 forum posts 15 photos	Bubble Bubble Toil and Trouble ??

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