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On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:10:28 -0700 (PDT), Joe wrote:

On Sep 29, 3:43*pm, Phisherman wrote:

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The acid will immediately attack the porcelain.


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Absolutely false. Chemistry labs for eons have used porcelain items
for working with string acids. Strong alkali, like sodium hydroxide,
is a different matter entirely, and will easily etch a glazed surface
and slowly attack some porcelain artifacts. HTH

Joe


Acids can attack non white porcelain.