Im looking for the closest vender of formic acid. I live 40 miles south of rochester NY.
thanks, mark
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Mark, If you are using it for pickling hides, there are a lot of products out there that will pickle and are safe. I used formic acid for a while and it is nasty stuff. Try safety acid.
Formic acid is what i was taught with school. I am a beginner at taxidermy (2 yrs),and am very cautious in my work with it. But i do have one question for you. how can a ph of 1.5 - 2.0 be achived with safty acid and be more SAFER than formic? just curious
thanks, mark
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It gives you time to wash it off before it starts burning a hole through your skin. Time is very important after you splash it all over yourself.
They most likely used formic in your school because it's cheap when purchased in large quantities. A years supply of Safety acid is only going to cost "YOU" a buck or two more and it's a very wise investment. Safety acid doesn't smell as nasty as formic either.
I also learned with formic acid and I can't see much, if any, difference between the two as far as what it does to a deer hide and since all the suppliers carry it, I can order it along with the rest of my "stuff".
Give it a try, you'll like it
Bill K.
Hey thanks bill,i just might give it a try. Must be the soak time is a little longer. Thanks for the info.