Nitric acid stain

PsharkJF

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Spilled some dilute nitric acid on my clothes in chem lab, is there any way to get the yellowish stain out?
 

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Originally posted by: PsharkJF
Spilled some dilute nitric acid on my clothes in chem lab, is there any way to get the yellowish stain out?

Rub some sh*t on it! :p
 

iwantanewcomputer

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something that reacts with nitric acid to form a white salt would prolly work...unless the stain is from a reaction between the acid and the shirt
 

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Originally posted by: iwantanewcomputer
something that reacts with nitric acid to form a white salt would prolly work...unless the stain is from a reaction between the acid and the shirt

 

SVT Cobra

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Originally posted by: PsharkJF
Any suggestions? I don't have lye (NaOH) laying around to try.

hmm well if it reacted with the shirt you are screwed...otherwise try some color bleach


why were you not wearing an apron?
 

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Originally posted by: Son of a N00b
Originally posted by: PsharkJF
Any suggestions? I don't have lye (NaOH) laying around to try.

hmm well if it reacted with the shirt you are screwed...otherwise try some color bleach


why were you not wearing an apron?

He's too manly to be wearing that apron crap.
 

xSauronx

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Originally posted by: Son of a N00b
Originally posted by: PsharkJF
Any suggestions? I don't have lye (NaOH) laying around to try.

hmm well if it reacted with the shirt you are screwed...otherwise try some color bleach

i was going to suggest the same

a drycleaner *might* be able to get it out, but make sure you tell someone whats on the shirt, and make sure they write it down when you tell them.