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  1. mzinski Apr 10, 2021

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    I recently picked up a vintage riveted bracelet that needed some serious deep cleaning. My first attempts with an ultrasonic cleaner didn’t so much to loosen the mega-crud build up inside the links. There needed to be another way.
    A simple google search put me on to a thread some 10 years old on TRF. The advice that shined thru was from @janice&fred : boil the bracelet.
    Two boilings and rinses and the links are free and clear of gunk. Amazing! Just wanted to use this space to share and say thanks to @janice&fred for the good advice.
    Although I’ll say...::puke::::puke::::puke::
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  2. NGO1 Apr 10, 2021

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    Eh, Doesn’t steel expand with heat? Genuine question.
    Cause Imma cook all mine soon.
     
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  3. wagudc Apr 10, 2021

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    Teach me not to read my phone while eating lunch. ::puke::
     
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  4. mzinski Apr 10, 2021

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    Yes, it does expand. But boiling it in water will not heat the steel beyond 212 degrees F. The amount of expansion from 70 degrees to 212 degrees isn't a lot for the material plus the vintage bracelet has play. That minimal expansion isn't going to bust anything.
     
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  5. cvalue13 Apr 10, 2021

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    So, is that skin-muck soup?

    Please tell me you added something brown colored to the water.
     
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  6. NGO1 Apr 10, 2021

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    teri-yucky sauce added to taste
     
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  7. mzinski Apr 10, 2021

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    Wish I could say I did but nothing added. Using my crisp, white pot wasn't just for visual effect - the pot is usually stark white. I used it because it's enameled. Thought it would be good to avoid metal-on-metal boiling. Maybe not a big deal.