tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1602697467859417662.post620348769175455164..comments2023-12-06T05:29:56.624-05:00Comments on On Thin Ice: Ain't no cure for the summer time blues--or is there?George Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1602697467859417662.post-46034786939030605802013-04-21T08:40:32.184-04:002013-04-21T08:40:32.184-04:00I hadn't thought of the silica gel approach. ...I hadn't thought of the silica gel approach. I could also try "drierite" which is a desiccant based on calcium sulfate. The nice thing about drierite is that it comes in several forms, one of which contains a small amount of a moisture indicator (cobalt chloride) which changes color--when the drierite is blue it's dry, but when it turns pink it has absorbed all the moisture it can. When that happens you can regenerate it by baking it in a hot oven (~450 degrees for an hour or so) to drive off the moisture. In the process the drierite turns blue again. <br /><br />Thanks for the feed back--you provoked my brain cells to remember old lessons from basic chemistry! I'll have to see how this works. Getting back to your suggestion of silica gel, I think some kitty litters are made of silica gel while others are mixtures of silica and benonite clay--all of these should be good desiccants.George Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1602697467859417662.post-15652744829315914212013-04-21T07:57:09.247-04:002013-04-21T07:57:09.247-04:00My skates generally reek because I skate barefoot....My skates generally reek because I skate barefoot. T found the expensive stink-eez product sold by skate stores worked better than the dr. Schols smell product that looks like the sports balls. <br /><br />Never leave them in a hot car, make sure to take them out of a bag to dry. You could try a hair blower to dry them, but honestly that is going to make the room you do that in stink (I use a heat gun to warm my boots in the winter. Hot boots smell worse) <br /><br />What about a satchet if gel silica to help dry them?Jessimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442665425448000014noreply@blogger.com