I have used coarse ocean salt without additives. Same stuff I then spread on the outdoor steps to melt the ice. It has (so far) worked perfectly. Ole Tjugen Norway On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 05:44:03 -0800 (GMT-08:00), Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > A few weeks ago I tried a selfmade version of Microdol X and posted the > results and the recipe on APUG. I can't compare the stuff with Perceptol > or the original Microdol-X (both are not easy to get here), but the stuff > worked excellent with APX100 and Delta 400. Maybe you want to try it, > it's > easily mixed and cheap. The only problem is to get iodide free NaCl > (table > salt), but I found this at my local pharmacy. > .... > I don't know what is available in Germany but here iodide free salt > is available as kosher salt, pickling salt, or rock salt. Most table > salt here has stuff beside iodide in it like silicates to make it run > freely. > ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.