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PKLeRay

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Anyone use diluted sodium hypochlorite to brown barrels etc?
« on: April 02, 2015, 11:11:51 PM »
Some browning agent I recently purchased has the smell and color of a diluted sodium hypochlorite solution. Anyone ever try it?
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Offline Acer Saccharum

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Re: Anyone use diluted sodium hypochlorite to brown barrels etc?
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2015, 11:21:38 PM »
Sorry, I don't know what that is.

I have used Aqua Fortis to brown barrels. Probably most acid formulas will brown steel, as long as the solution isn't too aggressive.
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Re: Anyone use diluted sodium hypochlorite to brown barrels etc?
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2015, 12:32:32 AM »
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Sorry, I don't know what that is.
It's bleach.  And yes.....it works (very fast) and since it contains chlorine it will pit the barrel if allowed.  This is different than "aging" with bleach.
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Re: Anyone use diluted sodium hypochlorite to brown barrels etc?
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2015, 12:45:26 AM »
People use Clorox Bleach to age iron and steel and it has got 6%  sodium hypochlorite in it. Good question.
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PKLeRay

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Re: Anyone use diluted sodium hypochlorite to brown barrels etc?
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2015, 10:20:13 AM »
I run a high pressure steam system at work and couldn't ignore the similarities as far as the smell goes for sodium hypochlorite and browning solutions.
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