[Woodcarver] wood bleach

Bill Smith baydolphs at yahoo.com
Sat Apr 9 15:01:10 EDT 2005


hi dick have not tried it but I think if u look on
diynet.com in there wood workin section I believe u
may find your answer not sure though.

Bill
--- Dick Phillips <sogone89 at earthlink.net> wrote:
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> > Hey,
> I've got a polar bear that I've carved in Peter
> Benson's class in the Florida Roundup. It's carved
> out of basswood. And I'd like to bleach it white
> instead of painting it.
> I've tried to find a two part bleach in my area. But
> have been unable to.
> I see on the internet that the two part bleach is
> one part sodium hydroxide and one part hydrogen
> peroxide.
> I have both the hydrogen peroxide and the sodium
> hydroxide ( red devil lye).
> Has anybody made up their own bleach using these
> chemicals? If so, what ratio do you mix the lye with
> water?
> I'm aware that the lye is to be handled with care.
> Dick Phillips
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