Last week I mixed up some home-brewed aqua fortis...against the advice I received about it creating clouds of toxic gas. :grin:
I tested some on a piece of scrap wood and it came out looking nice. Since I don't care how the scrap wood looks in a few years I didn't bother to neutralize it. Instead I washed it with water just to avoid getting acid on my hands. This got me to thinking.... Instead of applying a alkaline solution to neutralize the acid, would it work just as well to wipe the stock down with a wet rag several times? I know this wouldn't technically neutralize it; I guess severely dilute would be a more accurate term.
I tested some on a piece of scrap wood and it came out looking nice. Since I don't care how the scrap wood looks in a few years I didn't bother to neutralize it. Instead I washed it with water just to avoid getting acid on my hands. This got me to thinking.... Instead of applying a alkaline solution to neutralize the acid, would it work just as well to wipe the stock down with a wet rag several times? I know this wouldn't technically neutralize it; I guess severely dilute would be a more accurate term.