I soak rocks like its in Rust off for a couple of days, scrubb them, then use ivory soap and scrub, then soak in baking soda for a day or 2, then rince with lots of pressure and scrub again. Its gets all the red clay off there really well.
@Adriabeen19 күн бұрын
All of a sudden at 36 I am very interested by rocks. Enjoying your videos, thank you :)
@Rick-if5zb8 күн бұрын
Just for future reference you can put a handful of baking soda in a strainer and just pop it with your other hand over the rock you can get better coverage than sprinkling it with your fingers. Just an idea to make it work better for you.
@tonywhitaker22027 күн бұрын
I wash mine in Murphys oil soap! Works great!
@thepuffy6162 Жыл бұрын
This was my favorite from your last video. I'm so glad you actually tried to clean it and turned it into a more beautiful rock than it already was!
@AgateAriel Жыл бұрын
Well thank you!! I’m so glad it turned out well!
@Thegoofygoblin Жыл бұрын
You should oil it up on that pretty side with some mineral oil!! Get it nice and shiny!! So pretty ❤
@AgateAriel Жыл бұрын
Oh great idea!
@clentonweston8839 Жыл бұрын
Wow!!! That would look GREAT in your garden if you're not going to slab it. Congrats on a great find and thanks for posting this.
@AgateAriel Жыл бұрын
That’s what I am thinking of using it for!! It is such a pretty rock! ✨🙌
@judieahmed9811 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@AgateAriel11 ай бұрын
Oh wow thank you so much! 😊
@mamabooceeАй бұрын
Construction sites are the BEST for rock hunting!
@CityRockhounding Жыл бұрын
It definitely cleaned up really well, looks awesome, what a super cool rock too! Thanks for sharing Ariel!!!
@AgateAriel Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😊 it was such a unique find!
@felicidoo2Ай бұрын
You had some dirt on your chert! LOL! Nice video! Thank you!
@sandmaker Жыл бұрын
Another fun show. The rocks look really good. Keep the fun coming! 😷⚒
@AgateAriel Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😊
@meredithgrubb44977 ай бұрын
Very nice find.
@samuelfiore7949 Жыл бұрын
Nice piece. I will remember this cleaning method for the big guys.
@AgateAriel Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@largent45 Жыл бұрын
Your giant rock looks great. It really is a beautiful rock!
@AgateAriel Жыл бұрын
Right!! It was such a unique find!!
@OccamsSledgehammer11 ай бұрын
This rock needs its own season
@Scotty2hotty-69 Жыл бұрын
You should get into fish tanks! That's where I put most of my bigger rocks that I find !
@AgateAriel Жыл бұрын
Oh good idea!
@Scotty2hotty-69 Жыл бұрын
They look awesome because they stay wet AND they have really nice lights that really show the colors
@rockprincess Жыл бұрын
It cleaned up nice 👍🏼
@AgateAriel Жыл бұрын
Agreed! I was impressed with how well it turned out!
@Original_Auburn Жыл бұрын
I wonder if a soak in iron out would be good for that.
@AgateAriel Жыл бұрын
I’m not sure actually! I might have to try it!
@jackiecayaMN Жыл бұрын
Could be chert in limestone, possible fossil stromatolite.
@AgateAriel Жыл бұрын
Oh wow I will have to look those up! Thank you for the suggestions! 😊
@jackiecayaMN Жыл бұрын
@@AgateAriel that's 1 thing I don't like about KZbin you can't put pictures in the comments😂🤣
@DillonFaught Жыл бұрын
You should split it open
@AgateAriel Жыл бұрын
Maybe!
@jimmybridges5464 Жыл бұрын
A grinding wheel would clean it
@AgateAriel Жыл бұрын
Your probably right-I just don’t have one!
@judieahmed9811 ай бұрын
I always start by scrubbing with Borax.
@DigginWithDeej Жыл бұрын
I would powerwash it.
@AgateAriel Жыл бұрын
I might have to! I think it looks okay for now though!
@judieahmed9811 ай бұрын
Is the pink Rhodonite?
@vance7354 Жыл бұрын
Are you planning to run that through a slab saw?
@AgateAriel Жыл бұрын
I don’t currently own one but if/when I get one I might! Otherwise I’ll display it like this!
@vance7354 Жыл бұрын
@@AgateAriel If you have any Rock Shops or Rockhounding Clubs near you they normally have Slab saws and will rent you time on them. Its a Big ticket item to buy for sure with used ones selling for 1500 -3000 and Brand new ones as high as 20,000!
@AgateAriel Жыл бұрын
Oh holy guacamole! Yeah I may have to look into renting one!
@vance7354 Жыл бұрын
@@AgateAriel For Smaller Rocks you could get a 7in Wet Tile Saw and that should let you do rocks up to about 3.5 to maybe 4 inches around, and you can get those on Amazon for like 90 bucks for a Skil 7in Wet Tile Saw, just make sure you also get an Actual Lapidary Diamond Blade to go with it becuase the tile blades tend to be on the thick side. They will still cut rock, but you will lose more material because of how thick the blade is.
@tienxuocoacanhnguyenbao645 Жыл бұрын
Bạn ơi mình là tiền xu cổ Nguyễn Bảo viên đá đó là đá gì mà đẹp vậy hả bạn quá đẹp quá độc lạ tuyệt hảo
@AgateAriel Жыл бұрын
I’m not entirely sure what it is but it sure is beautiful!
@Evelyn-po9se6 ай бұрын
Well if you really wanna know what the other stufc is you can allwase run it through an X-ray Florescence spectrometer LOL 😂 (*makes cringy science joke that no one will understand 😅)