Feb 24, 2009 · Lye, Sodium Hydroxide or Caustic soda is a cleaning compound a long as you keep it away from aluminum and your skin! It will clean out a grease trap.

Oct 27, 2004 · Lye is generally used to remove paint, not as paint... that I know of, anyway. I'd have to agree with Taterspa and wonder if maybe you heard 'lye' when the fellow said 'lime'? I …

Mar 25, 2006 · Lye is sodium hydroxide, which is used in making soap, is also alkaline or basic. Think about the cautions given for soap-making, and remember that caustic lime is in the …

Nov 28, 2007 · Lye is the only thing that I know of that will keep the worms that pigs have in there livers away. The local butcher said that our hogs were about the only ones that were usable. …

Oct 29, 2006 · The lye is then used to make soap - can also be used in the making of biodiesel fuel - and it's pretty strong stuff. Soaking hides in a barrel of water and wood-ash makes the …

Feb 8, 2005 · How many out there soak whole corn for their pigs? I am feeding 16% growers feed right now and have been since I bought them at 30lbs. I am going to try and feed them 50/50. I …

Dec 16, 2015 · A brief explanation of how the lye is used in the soaping process is nice for your buyers, and if you sell on Etsy or online, you can easily add a description. I have not had a …

Sep 24, 2004 · Any soap you buy began with lye, or something equally caustic, including commercial soaps. I've burned myself with the lye solution, and also from the soap solution. …

Mar 27, 2012 · In my cold process goat's milk soap recipe it says to let the lye temperature get down to 85-90 degrees and the fats to be a few degrees cooler. What would happen if I added …

Nov 23, 2010 · With the change of lye amount in a 'can' of lye, going by a recipe that calls for 'a can of lye' is even more dangerous. Ann Mary, give us a list of the oils you want to use, how …