How precise are the results of chemical branding?
The amount of scarring produced is difficult to produce, and without masks, it is almost impossible to form precise shapes. That said, by using a “masking technique” similar to that used when painting flames on a hotrod, edges can be specified with an acceptable degree of precision. Ranchers experimented briefly with chemical agents to mark animals (they were looking for methods that allowed them to mark their animals without damaging the valuable hide). An acidic agent was developed to achieve this, which ate away the hair and left a scab similar to that with a burned brand. However, the effects were not as easy to see as a heated brand, and animals tended to smear them by rubbing them after application. Now, these branding compounds have all but disappeared from the market. What is chemical packing and chemical rubbing? Some people choose to use various chemicals rubbed into traditional cuttings in order to induce exaggerated scarification. What is injection scarification? Instead of
