RED STAR #1
PREPARATION (parts by weight):
CHEMICAL | PERCENT/PARTS | AMOUNT |
Potassium chlorate | 0.200 | |
Strontium nitrate | 0.600 | |
Shellac | 0.200 | |
Total |
Dissolve shellac in boiling ethanol, add the other ingredients, and process as usual. The stars take unexpectedly long to dry. They can be dried in the sun or in a vacuum; smaller stars dry faster.