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Rockin' Jewelry => Gold, Silver, Other Metals, Casting and Fabrication => Topic started by: Windenzee on July 26, 2019, 11:53:00 PM

Title: silver blue covering
Post by: Windenzee on July 26, 2019, 11:53:00 PM

Strange question, the blue coating covering the silver when you purchase it, Do you remove it before cutting the silver or after?
Is this a personal preference or not?
Thanks for your views
Karen

Title: Re: silver blue covering
Post by: Sapphireminer on July 27, 2019, 02:55:44 AM

Hi Karen I tend to leave it on to help stop getting scratches on the rest of the sheet . Dave

Title: Re: silver blue covering
Post by: Phishisgroovin on July 27, 2019, 06:27:06 PM

all the silver i ever get my hands on is already stripped so i have to be careful.

Title: Re: silver blue covering
Post by: hummingbirdstones on July 28, 2019, 08:46:06 AM

Leave it on if you can until you're going to solder.  As Dave said, it protects against scratches.

Title: Re: silver blue covering
Post by: Windenzee on July 28, 2019, 11:32:15 PM

Thanks folks for the reply. It is what I have been doing but just thought I would get the viewpoints of others.
Karen