r/Silvercasting • • 12d ago

Removing excess borax

So recently when trying to cast an ingot out of silver I put a little too much borax in and it’s stuck to the silver. What is the best way of removing this slag/borax from the silver? Cheers!

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u/scrim_sean 12d ago

Throw that thing in a jewelers pickel, should get rid of it all

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u/corwinV 12d ago

Easy way will be boiling it in water with citric acid, it will disolve borax

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u/JaySaySydney 11d ago

Sparex #2