Hello,

Not even sure how to start this one but as an example take a detailed stone pendant...

e.g. bezel on a back plate, silver ball details, a beaded border etc etc... so multiple solder ops which I have done before but I would like to leave some of the back plate showing (on the front side). I find that when there are lots of solder ops you tend to get at least a bit of pink fire scale. Of course buffing this off the back of the backplate is easy as it is a flat surface but thinking about the front side when there is lots going on, what is the best way? I'm a really stickler for making sure there is no pink fire scale on my pieces.

Obviously it's hard getting in the nooks and crannies on the front if there is a bit of detail. Would the grittier 3M radial discs do the job nicely to clean up any excess solder/ remove any stains? If not, how can it be done? Or is there any way you can avoid that sort of clean up?

I hope this makes sense. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you and have a good weekend!
Lou