picric acid

[badger00alba]

can any one tell me how much picric acid in to dye fly tying stuff thanks

[Former member]

Is on eBay for about £14.99 per litre.
Gerry

[oakham orange]

Not sure Gerry but I think original poster was looking for quantity amount to but in with materials

[dabhoy]

Is it crystals or solution that the question is about.

I have used that stuff Gerry and it works well mind you I got mine for 1/2 that price before they put it up

[Former member]

Originally Posted by dabhoy

Is it crystals or solution that the question is about.

I have used that stuff Gerry and it works well mind you I got mine for 1/2 that price before they put it up

Not sure if he is referring to how much it costs or how much you use

[Brennan]

You need a saturated solution to dye with. Solubility of Picric ACid is 1.40g/100l (at room temperature) so dissolve about 14g of crystals (or a bit more because they will be wet) in 1l of deionised water.

Brennan

[badger00alba]

IT I THESOLUTION I HAVE AND HOW MUCH TO USE IN DYEING I DID NOT PAY 15.00 FOR THAT HOW ABOUT 8POUNDS

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YES GOOD STUFF JUST WONDRING HOW MUCH TO USE

[Former member]

As long as the material you are dying is submerged that will be sufficiant.
Gerry

[badger00alba]

ok mate thanks

[jindra]

Originally Posted by Ruthvenflyfisher

As long as the material you are dying is submerged that will be sufficiant.
Gerry

So you are recommending to use the saturated water solution (undiluted).
Do I get it correctly?

I am also contemplating working with picric, but so far I was puting it of due to explosive nature of the crystals

J.