Making It — Chapter 8: (Finishing Techniques) Pickling

Pickle is a liquid compound used to remove oxidation and flux from newly soldered jewelry. Pickling the process in which is you put your pieces in to a liquid to clean them after soldering. Metal that has been soldered produces oxidation on the outside of it. Allowing the metal to cool and then dropping it into the pickle removes the oxidation. The metal should also be pickled before the soldering process to clean it.

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Pickle works best when it’s heated. A small crock pot with a lid is recommended for containing the pickle. Keep it on the Low setting. If the lid is kept off, the pickle will evaporate. Distilled water can be added to replenish it.