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Old 28-09-2010, 07:58 PM
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Default Fullers Earth Receipt

Having almost run out of fullers earth today I had to barrow some from a guy up the bank, he open his huge tackle box and brought out a jam pot half filled with the stuff, he told me roughly how to make it but I can't remember now without a pen I'd never got it wrote down, I did make this stuff up years ago when I was at school but that was a Long time ago. So has anyone got a good receipt they would share publicly or even by PM which would go no further

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Old 28-09-2010, 08:10 PM
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Hi mate its been done before but here you are.

Its fullers,washing up liquid and glycerin

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Old 28-09-2010, 08:13 PM
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Default Fullers earth recipe

Mix a small quantity of Fullers Earth into a fine smooth paste with washing- up liquid and add a drop of glycerine to stop it drying out.
Store in an airtight container.
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Old 28-09-2010, 08:32 PM
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cheers lads, were do you get fullers earth powder these days -- do they still sell it in the chemists ? what proportions do you use to get the mix right ?

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Old 28-09-2010, 08:42 PM
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Unlikely to find it any chemist's these days, have seen it online & on ebay.
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Old 28-09-2010, 08:45 PM
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You will have no problem getting it on EBAY. It is not expensive
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yeah I've just found some on ebay, all I need to know now what measurements I need to use to get the mix right ?

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Fullers earth from here, 100g Fullers Earth Powder ( Calcium Bentonite) on eBay (end time 06-Oct-10 14:39:12 BST) grams will last for years,

1 heaped teaspoon of fullers
1.5 level teaspoons of Glycerin
1 level teaspoon of fairy liquid

mix into a firm paste, or just buy a tub of "mud" which will last for ages
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I seem to remember some of the bargain supermarkets ie Lidl etc had the same stuff in cat litter unperfumed there was a thread years ago.

here it is

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