Cleaning up fired copper wire

[Laura S]

Hi
Does anyone have any tips on cleaning up copper wire once its been fired? Thanks

[Shirley]

I put mine in jeweller's pickle, then rub it with micromesh

[ajda]

Here's some useful info about pickling solutions: http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/pickling-notes.htm

And a recipe for home-made: http://www.rondacoryell.com/pages/Ronda-Coryell-media-center-detail/How_to_make_your_own_Environmentally-friendly_Pickle?previous_url_id=0

For silver working I use 10% sulphuric acid which I get from a local supplier of car batteries.