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I normally put my pieces in for about 1-2 hours and they come out clean. I'm using pH-down for my pickle solution, still searching for a method to keep it warm since I could not find a suitable...

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Nothing turned dark, only the "normal" matt grey which seems to be normal while pickling sterling silver.



That was mostly the only thing I was concerned about,...

Hey guys,

2-3 weeks ago I melted down some 925 Sterling silver and put these in the pickle to remove firescale.
I was busy and forgot to get them out so they were in the pickle about 2.5 weeks....

Ok, thanks for your help. Then I hope everything will work and I don't get any problems in the future :)

Thanks for your advice, I'll give it another try with more ph down and look for a crock pot.

So with that cleaning method, I don't have to worry that anything of the pickle/copper sulfate is left...

So, I got a few updates which I think doesn't need a complete new thread:

I got some PH-Down now (in a labelled container :)), which doesn't seem to work well yet. Flux gets removed, but I'm...

Guess I should stop worrying that much. Since it was only the bakingsoda, and as Sheen said, the diswasher should have rinsed everything away and it would be such a tiny amount anyways. Thank you...

Yeah, it was the first time using. I labelled everything now and all the solutions are standing in my workshop area. I just can't get this thought out of my head...

Hey guys,

I have a small problem here... A few months ago, I tried the vinegar+salt pickle which was working quite fine for my first brass pieces.
For neutralizing the pieces afterwards, I used...