I just Purchased a salinometer and am curious as to the percentage of salt that should be in 1. Rehydation bath 2. acid bath and 3.Tan Im using Rittles EZ-100 and have had great results but have always wondered if I've used enough salt. Thanks in advance for any response.---Dean
Hi Dean! That Salinometer you purchased will be helpful for most of your Salt solutions, but unfortunately they do not work that well on low doses. In rehydrating - if you use a Salt Brine (2 Lbs. of Salt/1 Gl. of Water) it will probably read 60% or higher. In the Pickle, where usually you use 1 Lb. of Salt/1 Gl. of Water, it should normally read between 40-43%. In the EZ-100 tan however, it may give you an erroneous reading, because of the low dosage of salt/gl. used there. I use 1 Gl. of Water, 1 Oz. of EZ-100, and 6 Ozs. of Salt. Its too low to accurately give you a good %. Its a useful tool - but its use is limited to the heavier dosages.