BLEACHING
by Marvin Nolte
Formula 1: 4 oz Clairol Ultra Blue
2 oz Lady Clairol Instant Whip
2/3 oz Lady Clairol Lightening Booster
Formula 2: 4 oz Claioxide (20% Hydrogen Peroxide)
1/3 oz Lady Clairol Lightening Booster
(NOTE: REDKEN makes products superior to Clairol, but they are not available. in all locations. Check with your local beauty supply house.)
These bleaching agents are powerful oxidizers!
- Wear rubber or plastic gloves.
- Use plastic or glass containers.
- Do not not seal the container if you are soaking material in the bleach for long periods of time, therf, is a real possibility the container may explode. The mixtures themselves are not flammable, but are toxic. Formula 1 produces some obnoxious vapors, use it in a well ventilated area.
1. Use small sections of material. A piece of fur or hair six inches square is about as large as can he successfully bleached. A full cape or saddle poses no problem.
2. Wash items to be bleached thoroughly in warm soapy water, then rinse until all trace of soap is removed. Any soap will work but shampoo works best.
3. Work the bleach into the item taking care to insure that the bleach reaches all the fibers and all the way to the "roots".
4. When the desired color has been achieved stop the bleaching action by washing the item in warm soapy water and rinsing.
5. To restore natural softness to the material you may wish to soak what you have bleached in a bath of Woollite overnight, then rinse it thoroughly in clear water.
1. Use Formula 1. Formula 2 is too slow acting. The long immersion times required may damage the feathers.
2. The process takes between 15 minutes and 2 hours depending upon the shade desired.
1. Formula 1 or 2 may be used. Each produces a different effect.
2. Formula I takes between 15 minutes and 2 hours, Formula 2 between 1 hour and 24 hours, to reach the desired shade.
1. Any hair may be used (Mule Deer, Whitetail, Antelope, Elk, etc.) but. because it is a darker gray that Whitetail , Mule Deer gives more shades of brown.
2. Formula 1 is used for hair but is modified slightly. Because hair is longer and more dense than fur it is difficult to get the tips and "roots" to bleach properly. This problem is compounded by the properties of Formula 1. It is thick and fast acting. Add to Formula 1 an equal volume of water (6 oz), mix well and apply as usual .
3. Diluted Formal 1 will reach the desired shade in 1 to 3 hours.
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