SilverCloudedWolf
I was wondering if anyone could help me with removing dye from some quartz geodes.
Basically I found these 4 geodes (actually they're two entire geodes) one pair was dyed orange, the other black. The dye is only on the surface - I guess it was the previous owners doing - and, luckily, is water soluble so most of it has come off with the use of washing-up liquid and an old toothbrush.
However particularly on the black dyed ones there is a lot of dye stuck in all those cracks and crevices between the individual crystals and also where the toothbrush can't reach, so does anyone know of any way to remove more of the dye please? It has been suggested to me to try a chlorine-based fizzy mug cleaner thing, but I have doubts about that! So any ideas would be happily received!!
thanks,
Silver
Basically I found these 4 geodes (actually they're two entire geodes) one pair was dyed orange, the other black. The dye is only on the surface - I guess it was the previous owners doing - and, luckily, is water soluble so most of it has come off with the use of washing-up liquid and an old toothbrush.
However particularly on the black dyed ones there is a lot of dye stuck in all those cracks and crevices between the individual crystals and also where the toothbrush can't reach, so does anyone know of any way to remove more of the dye please? It has been suggested to me to try a chlorine-based fizzy mug cleaner thing, but I have doubts about that! So any ideas would be happily received!!
thanks,
Silver