Picric

[tinsoldier]

I see a lot of tyers now dying capes and feathers etc "Picric" after a little search on the net i acme across picric acid crystals and in fact this stuff from what im reading is shall we say a bit volatile,anyone got any more info on this at the end of the day i only wanna try dye a few items in this hue without any nasty suprises! any help appreciated.

[seanie]

You would be better off staying clear of that stuff and buy anything you want dyed in it. There are plenty of people dying with it such as Pearly Dabbler here on the forum
Look here...

http://www.flyforums.co.uk/fly-fishi...ollection.html

[A. Fluker]

Here we go............

Run a search on this forum - there is bucket loads.

[tinsoldier]

LOL theres far too much info and debate on this stuff ,like opening a can of worms think i will pass on using this material and just buy predyed if needed i see Pearly dabbler has some stuff,any others got a list of materials?? thanks for the help as per