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chemical:clothing_vs_acid

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Question: which acids are the worst for clothing? I wear mostly cotton so I tested only on cotton

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The following acids were tested:

  • 12% HF
  • 98% H2SO4
  • Glacial acetic acid (“99.85%+”)
  • 85% H3PO4
  • 32% HCl
  • RFNA (unknown concentration)

All acids were added within a few minutes of each other. Shortly after exposure:

Results

1 hour later:

After washing:

12% HF:

85% H3PO4:

Acetic acid:

98% H2PO4:

35% HCl:

RFNA:

chemical/clothing_vs_acid.1340520424.txt.gz · Last modified: 2013/10/20 14:59 (external edit)