[Jewelry making - Article 00357] - [Orchid] Removing Liver-of-Sulphur

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    What's the best way to remove blotchy Liver of Sulphur, short of
    sanding it off? They are components for a sculpture made out of both
    copper and red brass. I did some pieces yesterday that came out
    streaky and inconsistent in color. I was going for a nice dark
    red-brown on the copper and a dark gold on the brass. I want to
    re-do them. Will Liver of Sulphur come off in pickle? Since they are
    part brass I don't want to have to remove the pink cast on the brass
    again. That was quite enough work the first time. I know about the
    hydrogen peroxide pickle business but that leaves quite a mess too:
    I usually sand instead. If the pickle is used cold will there still
    be a plating reaction on the brass? I could always just hold the
    copper parts in the pickle and try not to wet the brass.Any
    suggestions? 


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