I am making layout scenery with local lichen, dye, and a solution of water/glycerin.
Glycerin isn't cheap and I was wondering if anyone had tried substituting it with antifreeze ( which contains a good deal of glycerin)
I am making layout scenery with local lichen, dye, and a solution of water/glycerin.
Glycerin isn't cheap and I was wondering if anyone had tried substituting it with antifreeze ( which contains a good deal of glycerin)
Antifreeze contains ethylene glycol, a different, and highly poisonous, compound.
And for inveterate hams noted for chewing up the scenery, that might be a real drawback.
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I don't think I'd use regular ethylene glycol antifreeze, which as Wolf notes is toxic. I think _propylene glycol_ RV plumbing antifreeze could have possibilities. Museums use propylene glycol to preserve wooden artifacts. Propylene glycol is nontoxic. I'd stick to the preparations sold for plumbing systems; I have seen and used propylene glycol antifreeze which is sold as engine coolant, but that has corrosion inhibitors added, which could be poisonous.
worth a try at $ 4 thanks for the suggestion Gerard
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Please don't use antifreeze. China needs it as an ingredient for the toothpaste they manufacture.
Bill Bill's Railroad Empire N Scale Model Railroad:
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They won't have a problem with supply now that Austria and Italy aren't using it to sweeten wine anymore.
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So that's why the wine tastes different these days!
Bill
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