[Jewelry making - Article 00856] - [Orchid] Strange coating from pickle

[Pam East]

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    I accidentally left a fine silver pendant in my pickle pot
    overnight. It was in the pickle because it has a sterling bail that
    got some fire scale on it. The pickle wasn't hot all night, I didn't
    have the pot on, I just forgot to pull that piece out. Now the silver
    has this strange whitish coating on it that almost feels like a glaze
    or lacquer. I've tried washing it off, hitting it with a wire brush,
    and tumbling it, but nothing seems to affect it. I'll try refiring it
    next, but that will mean repickling the bail again. (obviously I
    won't leave it in as long this time) 

    Any thoughts on what this is or how to get it off short of hitting
    it with the torch again? 

Thanks!
Pam East
www.pameast.net
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