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Salt-Acid Tanning Solution
For each 1 gallon (3.8 liters) of clear 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21.1 Celsius) water, use 1 pound (0.45 kg) of pickling and canning salt and one of the following acids in the specified amount:
1 ounce (29.6 ml) concentrated sulfuric acid or.
4 ounces (118.3 ml) new battery acid or
Half a cup (118.3 ml) sodium bisulfate dry crystals or
2 ounces (59.1 ml) oxalic acid crystals.
There are several acids available but only use one not a combination. The acid is mixed with water and salt for the tanning process. To obtain the best results, the solution should remain around room temperature that is between 65 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit (18.3 and 23.9 degrees Celsius).
Whichever acid you use, it must be measured carefully and stored in a very safe place. If the acid you choose is liquid, use a glass or plastic cup – not metal.
Add the water very slowly, letting the acid enter at the end of the water because adding acid to water is dangerous! Once it has been added stir the mixture with a wooden paddle.
You are ready to begin the tanning process. Immerse the pelt in the tanning solution and push it down with the wooden paddle, and stir slowly. The pelt is left in the solution for at least 5 days. However, the pelt should be left up to 2 weeks if the temperature of the solution does not rise above 75 degrees Fahrenheit (23.9 degrees Celsius. During this period the pelt must be submerged and stirred gently from time to time
The next step is to neutralize the tanning solution:
1. Carefully remove the pelt and spin out the tanning solution in the spin cycle of your top loading washing machine.
2. Rinse the pelt in clear water twice, then spin out the rinse water.
For each 1 gallon (3.8 liters) of clear 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21.1 Celsius) water, use 1 pound (0.45 kg) of pickling and canning salt and one of the following acids in the specified amount:
1 ounce (29.6 ml) concentrated sulfuric acid or.
4 ounces (118.3 ml) new battery acid or
Half a cup (118.3 ml) sodium bisulfate dry crystals or
2 ounces (59.1 ml) oxalic acid crystals.
There are several acids available but only use one not a combination. The acid is mixed with water and salt for the tanning process. To obtain the best results, the solution should remain around room temperature that is between 65 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit (18.3 and 23.9 degrees Celsius).
Whichever acid you use, it must be measured carefully and stored in a very safe place. If the acid you choose is liquid, use a glass or plastic cup – not metal.
Add the water very slowly, letting the acid enter at the end of the water because adding acid to water is dangerous! Once it has been added stir the mixture with a wooden paddle.
You are ready to begin the tanning process. Immerse the pelt in the tanning solution and push it down with the wooden paddle, and stir slowly. The pelt is left in the solution for at least 5 days. However, the pelt should be left up to 2 weeks if the temperature of the solution does not rise above 75 degrees Fahrenheit (23.9 degrees Celsius. During this period the pelt must be submerged and stirred gently from time to time
The next step is to neutralize the tanning solution:
1. Carefully remove the pelt and spin out the tanning solution in the spin cycle of your top loading washing machine.
2. Rinse the pelt in clear water twice, then spin out the rinse water.