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Re: mineral residue removal



At 11:53 AM 12/7/00 -0800, you wrote:

>Last time I did a crusty tank I used HCL (Muratic acid) from the hardware 
>store.  I let it sit for about 3 hours.  Still needed the razor blade to 
>clean it up.  Seems like a couple of gallons of water and a cup or a bit 
>more of the HCL.  Warm water makes things go faster.
>
>Now,,,  It splatters, gets hot, is bad for you, your skin, eyes, lawn 
>yakyakyak.  So,,, whatever safety things you do, use (at least) eye protection.
>
>'Grif'   N7IVS

In addition to Grif's cautions, remember whenever you are diluting a strong 
acid, add the acid to the water!!!
Not the other way around!

Larry
Palmetto, FL

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