1: Floriano Lobo wrote: "Get a kg of caustic soda from Pankar, Mapusa. Make a solution ( it is acidic so do not handle it with raw hands). sprinkle and brush it out."
2: Mervyn Lobo <mervynal...@yahoo.ca> wrote:" Floriano,Caustic soda is an alkali. At this point, I would also suggest that you do a little reading on how acids and alkalis effect the human body and ones health" COMMENT: While Floriano may have made a slip / error / typo by calling Caustic Soda an Acid instead of an Alkali, he was making a very, very valid and important precautionary point. Strong acids (like Muriatic Acid) and Strong alkalis (like Lye) are very corrosive - and should be handled with extreme care (just as Floriano has rightly cautioned us) As an aside, I am not sure that I would 'roll' my car tires/tyres over an area which has recently been doused with a strong acid or alkali.....or even breath in that area. As mentioned earlier: I would first try a weak acid like Household Vinegar + Baking Soda jc