205 What is Firescale and What to do about it

Everything you ever needed to know about firescale or fire stain on sterling silver and other precious metals.
This video discusses how and why firescale occurs, how to prevent it, and how to remove it.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:26 What is Firescale?
01:49 Prevention
09:46 Different alloys
10:25 Removal

[@canadiangemstones7636]

Terrific video, thanks!

[@earthartgems]

Thank you!

[@Gazz_R]

Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and skills.

[@earthartgems]

My pleasure!

[@suebland14]

Excellent video. Is there different types of pickle for different jobs or just general pickle?

[@earthartgems]

There are many different kinds of pickle, and they all are pretty interchangeable and more or less do the same thing. You can use any of them for all non-ferrous metals (karat gold and silver). I've talked to a fair amount of jewelers and everyone seems to have their own favorite brand or home made recipe so I encourage folks to try a few and see what they like best. But you only need 1 :)

[@suebland14]

@@earthartgems thank you. I am slowly getting everything I need to start

[@earthartgems]

@@suebland14 One of the more popular home made versions is about a cup of white vinegar and a teaspoon of salt, warmed. It's not as effective but it is cheap and a good way to get started without having to commit to a larger order of pickle solution.

[@suebland14]

@@earthartgems thank you.