[Jewelry making - Article 01018] - Re: [Orchid] Tarnish problems while tumbling

[Judy Hoch]

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    Jon - Stainless steel runs best in a basic or alkaline solution - and
    a pH of 8 is basic. What I would try is to use the burnishing
    solution, rather than the deburring solution. And maybe if you
    polished the glass after running the steel, instead of before, you
    could eliminate the cerium oxide interference. Alternately you could
    run the pieces in an ultra sonic to thoroughly clean them prior to
    running the burnishing with steel. Or you could set the glass after
    finishing the silver. 

Judy Hoch


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