scaboorocks
starting to shine!
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Post by scaboorocks on Jul 19, 2021 10:40:59 GMT -5
I see everywhere borax and ivory bar soap. Dawn dish detergent did not have additives.
It's there any reason why Dawn dish detergent shouldn't be used?
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Post by perkins17 on Jul 19, 2021 10:49:20 GMT -5
I'm not sure of this but I think it can take away the shine. Maybe try it on a load you don't care about first. I'm curious to but don't want to ruin the polish...
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scaboorocks
starting to shine!
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Post by scaboorocks on Jul 19, 2021 10:51:01 GMT -5
Why would it take away the shine? It doesn't scratch the rocks.
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RedWingTumbler
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Post by RedWingTumbler on Jul 19, 2021 11:04:43 GMT -5
I use borax with a squirt of Dawn & haven't seen any issues. Dawn isn't a harsh soap. It's what they use to clean waterfowl after an oil spill.
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scaboorocks
starting to shine!
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Post by scaboorocks on Jul 19, 2021 11:21:51 GMT -5
I use borax with a squirt of Dawn & haven't seen any issues. Dawn isn't a harsh soap. It's what they use to clean waterfowl after an oil spill. That's why I thought it should be ok.
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Post by Pat on Jul 19, 2021 12:55:37 GMT -5
I put a drop of Dawn in my small vibrating tumbler along with water and stainless steel shot to clean and polish sterling, copper and red brass jewelry. No troubles; all good.
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Post by perkins17 on Jul 19, 2021 15:25:42 GMT -5
Why would it take away the shine? It doesn't scratch the rocks. I'm not so sure anymore sorry for the misinformation.
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Post by broseph82 on Jul 20, 2021 8:39:02 GMT -5
I see everywhere borax and ivory bar soap. Dawn dish detergent did not have additives. It's there any reason why Dawn dish detergent shouldn't be used? I don’t burnish with borax, I only use blue Dawn dish soap at the end for maybe 20minutes and my stuff comes out flawless (I mostly tumble obsidian).
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gatorflash1
spending too much on rocks
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Post by gatorflash1 on Jul 21, 2021 14:51:01 GMT -5
I also use the blue Dawn liquid soap for a short time but add just a bit of borax and limit my time to just a few minutes. I find this easier than shaving bars of soap.
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