NvAuMiner 396 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Hello Gents, Once gain I find myself healing up from too much fun in the sun when I was a young-in. Until I can get out again I have the time to try and clean up some small clusters of iron stained quartz crystals that I have picked up over the years. Any advice on what to use to make them display worthy would be appreciated. Thanks a bunch!! Stay safe, Doug Quote Link to post Share on other sites
d_day 359 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 I’ve always seen a product called Iron Out recommenced for this, though I’m not sure if you soak them in it or spray and scrub. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nugget108 1,783 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Hey Doug, try some CLR. It works really good for iron stained gold and quartz. I use it in my ultrasonic cleaner and it is quite amazing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NvAuMiner 396 Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 5 hours ago, d_day said: I’ve always seen a product called Iron Out recommenced for this, though I’m not sure if you soak them in it or spray and scrub. Hey thanks d-day! I'll Google it and see where I pick some up and how to apply it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NvAuMiner 396 Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 4 hours ago, nugget108 said: Hey Doug, try some CLR. It works really good for iron stained gold and quartz. I use it in my ultrasonic cleaner and it is quite amazing! Hi Dan, Good idea!! I have some CLR and my better-half said I can have her ultrasonic cleaner... then she said... "I'll take the new one you buy." < word for word LOL. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nugget108 1,783 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Funny, thats what mine always says too!! Jeez. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
d_day 359 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 14 hours ago, NvAuMiner said: Hi Dan, Good idea!! I have some CLR and my better-half said I can have her ultrasonic cleaner... then she said... "I'll take the new one you buy." < word for word LOL. FYI CLR and iron out are basically the same thing. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fuss 41 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 I find iron out pretty much most places even the supermarkets near me, the hardware store for sure carry it. One tip would be to heat the water before adding the iron out and specimens. Also be sure to rinse and soak in fresh water after the treatment. It should work great on your quartz, it has for me in the past. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4meter 201 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 It's a soak um deal. 1 day & up to 1 week depending on material and how much iron staining. I.O. also gets out "Wad" staining to. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chrisski 874 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 I am by no means an expert, but after having soaked a Heavily iron stained crystal in iron out for a year, it looked better but was still stained. The crystal miners have a heat bath and I think ocylic acid so I think I will have to use that to finish up. Many YouTube videos on cleaning crystals with what I mentioned. They come out real clean. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Morlock 1,766 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Some of these crystals could actually be citrine in which case you'll never get rid of the iron staining. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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