Where can I find sodium silicate in Australia?

Name: David

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Message: Hi...gr8 website...I am in Australia and am trying to source some liquid sodium silicate...would you have any ideas..a lot of the dye places sell dyes and colours etc, but I struggle to find sodium silicate.

Sodium silicate, or water glass, is a high-pH chemical, often sold dissolved in water, that can be used as an after-fix for fabric paintings made with fiber reactive dyes such as Procion MX dyes. See my page, "Sodium silicate as a fixative for dyeing".

In Australia, the dye supplier Batik Oetoro sells sodium silicate solution under the name Drimafix. Batik Oetoro is now located two hours to the north of Sydney, but they also sell their products by mail-order. Certain portions of their website are impossible to navigate in many web browsers (silly popups prevent the links from being clickable), so go directly to their page of chemicals, where you can find Drimafix listed.

Other places to look for sodium silicate are small farm suppliers, suppliers for cement floor adhesive, pottery craft suppliers, and sometimes even auto suppliers which may sell sodium silicate as 'Engine Stop'.

Please be sure to observe the cautions listed on my "Sodium silicate as a fixative for dyeing" page.

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Posted: Monday - April 04, 2011 at 07:14 AM

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