On Sat, 29 Jul 2017 20:53:01 -0700, Bob F wrote:

> I thought bases were appropriate to dissolve organics rather than acids.

The only bases I have in any concentration are 5-pound bags of baking soda
(sodium bicarbonate). Does that stand a chance of working?

I'd love to try sodium hydroxide but where, in California, locally, can I
pick up a bottle of concentrated sodium hydroxide like I can do with pool
chemicals?