I was just wondering if the citric acid tan works?im just starting on my first cape,half way through the tanning procedure.j.a.t.
any input would be helpful.
thanks
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If your half way throught tanning, you should have pickled already.
Did you use it and want to know if it works?
Citric acid is a great pickle.
Sorry....assuming you're ready to pickle....whats j.a.t.?
I'm going by the step by step professional tanning sytem by Jim Allred. I guess what it boiles down to is im worried the hair might fall out or something,this is my first tan.
what stage are you at?
I'm on step 7 ph level at 4,I skipped the tan bath because lack of tumbler? the skin is very flexable,but lost a little bit of the blue tint
Citric Acid is used to pickle the skins while you prepare them for tanning afterwards. By itself - Citric Acid is only a tempoorary preservative - not a way to actually "tan". Once you wash the skin in a Baking Soda solution to neutralize it - the effects are gone. Then you would tan the skin with a tanning agent like EZ-100, Lutan F (N), or Chrome.