[SML] DIY flame retardant?

[Jerry Durand]

Boron.  Somewhere I have a recipe, mix borax (the mineral) with some
Boraxo (the soap), soak/spray and you have flame retardant.  It's what I
use for fireworks clothes that aren't already FR.

On 6/14/19 8:52 PM, tech dept via Stagecraft wrote:
> There is a ton of heat energy stored in hay and straw. One live tv
> event event I was at a call on, had a half a dozen bales on the set
> and the local fire marshall JUST happened to see the show and freaked out.
> Phoned up the event and demanded the bales be removed immediately.
> I speculate that there isn't a spray/immerse treatment that would pass
> muster.
> However I would wager that there is a soupy cement method that would.
> Even a non-vacuum method.
> Soft goods.
> I have done the bicarbonate immersion treatment before. Though it was
> never challenged/tested. It at least gave me some peace of mind , then.
> I have now standardized on Rosco products per their instructions and
> though having the AHJ inquire, everything passed. That is the most
> important part of all this.
> Also, no more bales of anything and no more uneven streaks of white
> residue on the fabric.
> That's my experiences.
>

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Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc.
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