Hello All

I'm about to tackle a length of 3mm SQ 18R wire... from using 18R before I still have a couple of unanswered questions... hoping someone in here might be able to help.

1. Annealing temperature? Or more importantly annealing colour?
2. Best flame?
3. To quench or not to quench... in water or pickle?
4. How to restore the 'pink' post pickle?

She's a bit of a beast 18R...
Any advise much appreciated...