[meteorite-list] Experiment Update #1

tracy latimer daistiho at hotmail.com
Thu Mar 2 00:55:41 EST 2006


About 10 days ago I dunked my poor Fredericksburg in what I hoped would be a 
rust removal bath of half Liquid Drano and half anhydrous alcohol.  Since 
then, I have swirled it about at least once a day, and some of the rust has 
come off, but not all.  The bath is lightly tinged with brown and there is a 
fine peppering of rust flakes on the bottom of the glass jar.  I will give 
it another week or so, but if there is not a significant change in the 
quantity of rust in suspension rather than on my meteorite, Freddy will be 
taken out of the bath and more old fashioned methods of getting rid of rust 
will be regretfully employed.

Watch this space for more fast-breaking news!
Tracy Latimer





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