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Oxalic Acid is Handy Around the Home – Find Out Why

Not all acids are the same in their chemical structure. Oxalic acid is a good example of this. Considered the strongest of all acids in organic compounds, it can also be combined with sodium, magnesium, calcium, iron or potassium to form oxalates. Used in professional applications as a stripper and cleaner, oxalic acid is also present in a few of the food that we eat. A real shining star in the art of being resourceful.

Oxalic acid seems to be the earth’s method of removing stains from the trees that are strong and resistant to the forces of weather. It is especially effective in treating green oak timber. A solution of oxalic acid and water can bleach nasty looking stains and marks that can spoil the appearance of your wood for beams or various projects. If your timber has been exposed to the wind & rain for a number of years and has turned grey, you may think that it is in need of replacing. If the material is solid and hard, try using a timber treatment of oxalic acid and water and notice how the chemical reaction changes the colour of the wood. Many professional furniture restorers choose oxalic acid to treat and repair antique pieces by bleaching many items that have been tossed aside because of lack of care and left for ruined. Ship workers keep a mixture in a spray bottle on board in case they need to preserve the wood on deck.

Not a lot is understood of oxalic acid’s availability as a mite killer but it’s true. Bees produce a fluid that the varroe mite love. This parasite causes noticeable wing defects on bees and the infection spreads across colonies until the mites decline the bee population so seriously that the mites force the bees out of their hive. Unusual as it may seem, it has been proved that oxalic acid destroys up to 95% of the mites whilst keeping the bees’ honey at their ordinary levels. A mixture of 6% oxalic acid and sugar is all that is needed to keep your bee hive clean and free from dangerous varroa mites.

This natural cleaner is especially tough on rust caused by moisture and outdoor elements on metal products. You can use oxalic acid for a number of jobs, such as rre-treating stainless steel, industrial rust removing from metals and tannin stain removal. However, it really excels at rust. Some other popular uses of oxalic acid is in the purification of intermediate in pharmacy, a precipitator in rare earths processing and preparing and polishing stones and marble.

A valuable, all natural cleaner for elements caused by nature, oxalic acid can treat your lumber, clean your metals and protect your bee colony as no other. Our earth does have certain precautions in place to take care of its own, we just have to find them.

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