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*Sodium silicate - $200/ton - [https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/sodium-silicate_60593718760.html?spm=a2700.7724838.2017115.55.7dd56732ljmc0P&s=p]
*Sodium silicate - $200/ton - [https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/sodium-silicate_60593718760.html?spm=a2700.7724838.2017115.55.7dd56732ljmc0P&s=p]
*But wikipedia says that Minaral [[Silicate Paint]] uses potassium silicate. -[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_silicate]
*But wikipedia says that Minaral [[Silicate Paint]] uses potassium silicate. -[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_silicate]
*$5/lb in 50 lb bags - [https://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu&biw=1438&bih=815&tbm=shop&ei=gsqDWs67IqqwjwS6gYXIBg&q=agsil+16h+50+lb+bag&oq=agsil+16h+50+lb+bag&gs_l=psy-ab.3...28952.32403.0.32679.11.10.1.0.0.0.211.1075.0j7j1.8.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..2.0.0....0.CnYpAzrpHeU#spd=13988129009345149736]


=Making=
=Making=

Revision as of 05:37, 14 February 2018

About

Designing the Paint

  • How sodium silicate has been used in wood prervation from prior art of a recent patent - [3]
  • Sodium silicate preserves wood - [4]. Open source this.

Sourcing

  • Potassium silicate - <$1/lb on ton scale - [5]
  • Sodium silicate - $200/ton - [6]
  • But wikipedia says that Minaral Silicate Paint uses potassium silicate. -[7]
  • $5/lb in 50 lb bags - [8]

Making

  • You can make it from potash (KOH) reacted with silica desiccant beads - [9]

Buying