Why Silver Turns Black in Pickle and How to Fix It

When your silver pieces come out of the pickle black, it’s time to change out your pickle! There could be several culprits as to why my chain turned black: steel contamination in the pickle pot (which can cause plating but usually it looks red) or my pickle was too strong (the water have evaporated quite a bit in the past week 😬) or it was too old and lost its effectiveness. I think this was a combo, my pickle was likely contaminated after lots of use, and it was super old. In any regard I applied flux, annealed and repickled in a brand new batch of pickle (it was about time) and all that black came right off. 👊🏻 has this ever happened to you? Let’s us know, this is a judgement-free zone 🙏🏻😘👩‍🏭 #Metalsmithsociety #solderingtips #jewelrypickle #jewelrytipoftheday #chainmaking