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Old 01-18-2006, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by chadjones99
i cant seem to get all the lye to mix out all the way, i have been using a hand held blender .. and i blend it for 5 mins or so then let it sit for a while then do it again , and repeat about 3 time.. anyway there is always a lot left over in the bottom, diesels is coming out ok, but dont know why the lye wont mix out !
what am i doing wrong ?.. i am using some lye out of a small bottle and it also has some small purple dot in it... i have a 50 lb bag from hill brother chem that i have not yet opened.. was trying to use up this other stuff.
thanks
chad
Dump the junk, it sounds like it may be Drano, or something else like it. Desolving lye in methanol is difficult. That is one of the reasons why I changed to KOH, it go's into suspension much quicker. FABMANDELUX.