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<blockquote data-quote="daalkodetector" data-source="post: 46206" data-attributes="member: 1784"><p>Hi all, probably a typical newbie question but wondering if you can share with me the best way to clean the nuggets once we actually find the little beggars. So far I have soaked them in soapy water and then used a toothbrush to get just the general dirt and looser type stone off them, and after that I have put them in Hydrochloric? (Brickies) Acid and left them for a week. After getting them out of the acid I rinsed them well and then used the old toothbrush on them again. Still have some Ironstone and quartz that wont come loose, do I just need to leave them in acid longer or is there another way of doing it. I notice that on ebay the nuggets for sale are always very clean and mostly look a little polished? have they been rubbed up a bit do you think. I assume anyone buying them needs them fairly clean to properly assess weight? Any hints would be appreciated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="daalkodetector, post: 46206, member: 1784"] Hi all, probably a typical newbie question but wondering if you can share with me the best way to clean the nuggets once we actually find the little beggars. So far I have soaked them in soapy water and then used a toothbrush to get just the general dirt and looser type stone off them, and after that I have put them in Hydrochloric? (Brickies) Acid and left them for a week. After getting them out of the acid I rinsed them well and then used the old toothbrush on them again. Still have some Ironstone and quartz that wont come loose, do I just need to leave them in acid longer or is there another way of doing it. I notice that on ebay the nuggets for sale are always very clean and mostly look a little polished? have they been rubbed up a bit do you think. I assume anyone buying them needs them fairly clean to properly assess weight? Any hints would be appreciated. [/QUOTE]
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