Cleaning Agates in Muriatic ACID | Reveling AMAZING BANDS
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- In this video we will be cleaning a bunch of Lake Superior agates in Muriatic acid. This worked really really well and I was able to uncover some amazing banding.
Thanks for watching.
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Wow that did a great job on those Agates😊
It really did!
Very helpful!
Great advice. Thank you
Looks great!
Beautiful 👍😁
Satisfying😌👌
Thank You 🖐️. YOU Help me a Lot🌟
Glad to hear that!
Thank you 👍
Does it matter what matrix they are in as to what we use to clean them?
I did this and my agates look like they are all scraped up ??? I used a wire brush and tooth brush both scraped up when scrubbed after bath. But some even before scrub looked scratched. I left them in for a couple days. What did I do wrong?
You don’t need to scrub them at all, the acid will take off all the debris. If you want to get rid of the scratches you can try polishing them
Waaaawh❤ but what you do than with your acid ???
When your finished with the acid you can simply pour it out where it won’t damage anything. I recommend somewhere outside. Do not pour down your drain.
Ever tried cleaning petrified wood the same way or quartz?
No, just agates.
@@YantaOutdoors just learning the same acid works good for petrified wood, but not other fossils
Good to know! 👍
why do you dilute the acid? How much baking soda do you mix with the water?
Because otherwise the acid is too powerful as it is capable of disolving plastics and even metals. It also tells you to dilute it on the bottle. I would add about 1 tablespoon of baking soda for every 2 cups or so of water
@@YantaOutdoors ok. Just wanted to ask....its sold in a plastic jug...so...
What's the ratio for acid and water?
I’d say around 1 part acid to 4 part water. Example, 1 cup of water and a quarter (1/4) cup of acid. It doesn’t have to be exact though.
Where do you get Agates that big?
Gravel pits and farm fields
Those are not big and not high quality
@@commantrosexetlos4700bigger than anything I've found 🤷♂️
@@commantrosexetlos4700and you felt that necessary to say to someone who's helping others by posting this video?
Your comment says more about you than the quality of these agates.
Edited to add, I'm new to rock hounding, and don't understand the need to brag about yours or put down the quality of someone else's. It's A ROCK.
@@JohnaFactsDontCare... Its a rock for those who dont know..and what is actually your problem?
Maybe try some Iron out next to make the colors pop.
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Hi!
Where and when do you add iron? Or iron instead of baking soda?
@@kathoviedo5597 Its called Iron Out. A chemical powder. It is used to remove iron staining from the agates and make the existing colors pop more. You preferably use it after you scrub the rocks with brush and soap. It is a completely different process than the muriatic acid one.
@@fantastic9346 awesome ! Thanks a lot! I will try with that.
@@kathoviedo5597 You really should look up how to do it exactly. There is a certain way to go about it.
Always put acid into water, putting water into acid will cause a steam explosion or exothermic reaction. Not so much a splash, more of a disaster, don't go there. Be careful, read the directions and know what you are doing, no guessing allowed. Lol
Hydrochloric acid full power or 30%?
I haven't used hydrochloric acid before, so I'm not sure on that...but if you mean muriatic acid, then yeah about 30% acid