Where can I buy Potassium Permanganate?

[R.H.Clark]

I want to try some as a dye on stag.I would like to know any business you folks have had good dealings with that sells it.

 

[el dub]

drug store

 

[R.H.Clark]

No such luck here.I have tried 3 and they either said I couldn't get it over the counter,they didn't have any or they acted like they thought I was nutts. There are only 3 drug stores within 30 miles.

Is there a trade name these nit wits will know?

 

[anvilring]

Any of'em will do.... I got a lb. for cheap. A little goes a long way.

Commonly used in baby chick's water and also in aquarium applications....


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[NStricker]

Yep, you need a prescription to get it from a drug store any more. It's used to treat foot fungus.

It's also used to treat aquariums and swimming pools. . .

 

[K R Johnson]

I got mine at a fleet farm store.

 

[Raymond Richard]

Well supply stores also carry it but I believe you need to purchase at least a 5 pound container of it.

 

[R.H.Clark]

My local farm supply could order some but only a 50lb bag.

 

[Johnny Warner]

Sears carries it for water treatment as it remove hydrogen sulfide.

 

[anvilring]

If you just want a little dab of it, do as Johnny Warner suggests and go to a feed store, and ask for the "purple stuff" that goes in baby chicks water.... it comes in little tablet form.

 

[R.H.Clark]

If you just want a little dab of it, do as Johnny Warner suggests and go to a feed store, and ask for the "purple stuff" that goes in baby chicks water.... it comes in little tablet form.

I just tried a couple of places.They said they did have it but it was taken off the market a couple years ago.

Thanks anyway.
Randy

 

[John L]

PP can be had from a dozens of places on Ebay. It is an oxidizer...not a dye...thus the reason for banning local sales...it is explosive under the correct conditions...or incorrect...as it may be. I lb will color 20 lbs of stag easily.

 

[SBuzek]

Check the big box stores in the water softner section.
Stan

 

[RicardoMagnificent]

Lowe's has it in the water filter section of plumbing...it's used in certain types of water filters.

 

[hellgap]

I would go to farm centre, or drug stores . All else fails call a vet they might have a little to spare . Its really cheap 1 oz will treat 5 gallons of water. you only need 1/10 th of a teaspoon to do a bunch of horn . Dnt mix it with anything other than water. I had a bad reaction happen when I mixed it with some dye it nearly caught fire. kellyw

 

[Mark Behnke]

http://secure.sciencecompany.com/Search.aspx?k=potassium+permanganate

 

[R.H.Clark]

Thanks everyone!

How much PP should I mix with how much water to dye horn? Can I mix it in a glass jar and use it for some time? Anyone know how long it will keep?

I will take care in how it is handled.

 

[Loosearrow]

Try a pool supply. Have used it to dye a powderhorn throat. Mix with glycerin to make fire. My batch came from a pharmacy in a small amout. Used at one time for disinfection.

 

[ldowsett]

You can purchase any where between 30 grams and 500 pounds from manofohm.com. it comes with a msds label and is shipped fast. a truly quality product.

 

[Bill DeShivs]

Saturate the P.P. in the water-until no more dissolves.
I use it in a plastic cup, and add water when I need to use it. I use it on Qtips. A brush will work, too. You only want to color the outside of the stag.
I just let the solution dry up and add more water when needed.