[Jewelry making - Article 00548] - Re: [Orchid] Sparex Pickle Granules

[Alma Rands]

========[ Invite a Friend - http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm  ]========

    Ugh. I have had it with Sparex and am off to get some PH Down. I
    recently got some Sparex which seemed only slightly brownish in
    color and made the mistake of using it, as it was a brand new batch..
    Bad idea Got slimey brown gunk all over some hand woven
    chains---deeply imbedded in the weaving. I have tried everything to
    get rid of it---scrubbing with soft tooth brush and detergent,
    scrubing with soft tooth brush and baking soda. Nothing works, and I
    am really getting frustrated. 

    What really puzzles me is that in previous years (long ago), I used
    to get Sparex, and never had a problem. It was stable, and seemed to
    have a very very long shelf life. 

    Then more recently things have changed, and brown slime entered the
    picture. I call this stuff the Exxon Valdes Pickle. One would think
    that after all the complaints we have made about that stuff, that
    Krohn would do something to remedy the situation. I for one am never
    going to get a can of Sparex 11 again. 

    I put in hours of work making those woven chains, and there is no
    way I will be able to use them. 

Alma

 
____________________________________________________________________
T h e   O r c h i d   L i s t
Open Electronic Forum for Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Procedures
____________________________________________________________________
Orchid FAQ:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/faq.htm
Orchid Archives:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive
Orchid Galleries:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/gallery.htm
Invite a Friend:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm
____________________________________________________________________
Tips From The Jeweler's Bench - Article Archive
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/tip_sear.htm
The Jeweler's Selected Bibliography List
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-books
Buy Orchid Jewelry:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/shop
____________________________________________________________________
-Unsubscribe:
-Email: orchid-request AT ganoksin.com Body=unsubscribe subject=blank
____________________________________________________________________