[Jewelry making - Article 01355] - Re: [Orchid] Having some problems with Tumbling

[Judy Hoch]

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Amery

    You are correct to correlate the smaller amount of compound with the
    gunk. The burnishing compound acts as a surficant and a detergent to
    clean the shot and the jewelry. When you reduced the amount, it got
    gunky.

    First to clean it, open a can of regular coke and let it go flat -
    you could microwave or heat it to make it go flat faster. Then run
    the shot and the jewelry in the tumbler for 20 minutes and it should
    clean up the mess.

    To keep it from happening again, try using a bit less water - so you
    can just barely see it in the steel, and add the regular amount of
    powder - or try using a different compound.

    The coke is quite acidic and that's what will clean it up. Your
    burnishing compound should also be acidic.

Judy Hoch
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