What is sparex made of?

What is sparex made of?

Mix Sparex(R) at half the strength recommended for pickling and use it as you would use the acid or sodium bisulfate based plating neutralizers and activators. Sparex® No. 2 is used for pickling gold, silver, and copper based alloys. Available in 10 oz….Sparex ®

Metal Price (USD) Date
Silver $ 24.310 oz 10/22

What is sparex pickle?

Sparex® is a granular dry acid compound manufactured by Krohn Technical Products for pickling, cleaning and removing surface oxidation, scale, and incrustationfrom metals. The prepared solution has 1½ times the available acid content of a 5% sulfuric acid solution and is more effective than citric acid pickle.

How do you mix sparex 2?

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  1. To use Sparex add 1/8 cup (2 Tablespoons) to 1 cup water in a small crock pot.
  2. Use only copper tongs when touching the pickle.
  3. Place the piece of metal with firescale into the crock pot and let sit for about 5 minutes or until the piece is clean.

What kind of acid is sparex?

2 Pickling Compound. Granular, dry acid compound for pickling, cleaning, and removing surface oxidation and scale from silver, copper, duraluminum, and other non-ferrous metals. A safe substitute for sulfuric acid.

Is sparex safe?

Sparex is an easy to use, longer lasting, safe replacement for dangerous sulfuric acid in effective cleaning and pickling metals. Use Sparex No. 2 for removing surface oxidation, scale and pickling gold, silver and copper based alloys. Non-flammable and non-explosive.

What is jewelry pickling solution?

Pickling is simply dissolving firescale from the top layer of your piece after it has been heated. It’s called pickling because jewelers used to remove firescale with a solution of alum, which is the same compound used to make pickles.

What is sparex used for?

Sparex is an easy to use, longer lasting, safe replacement for dangerous sulfuric acid in effective cleaning and pickling metals. Use Sparex No. 2 for removing surface oxidation, scale and pickling gold, silver and copper based alloys.