[Jewelry making - Article 00449] - Re: [Orchid] Oxidation flaking off...

[Len and Judy Bjorkman]

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    I find that on my base metal, using Jax Black, if I leave the piece
    in there too long (like, 2-3 minutes), the oxidation will always
    flake off. It's fine when left in for a shorter time. 

    The instructions say to stop the "oxidation" process by putting the
    jewelry into water, but I find that it generally continues getting
    darker, even after I put it in water (which is OK with me -- I'm
    trying for black). So I usually remove the jewelry from the Jax Black
    when it's dark brown, and then it gets more or less black while it's
    sitting in the water. 

Judy Bjorkman

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