[Jewelry making - Article 00500] - Re: [Orchid] Pickling query

[Rene Roberts]

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    Scott, re your question of how to clean the flux off a piece
    after soldering, without pickle, a strong solution of baking soda
    will do the job. Soak the piece for 5 to 15 minutes. This
    solution won't remove any oxide colorants, however. (This
    technique can also be useful when you want to keep the oxide
    color after heating, and pickling would destroy it.) 

Rene Roberts 

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