cleaning quartz crystals 

never had any quartz crystals etched by muriatic acid

i say right in the vid,don;t do what i do,plus i worked with this acid at work and home and the worst thing thats going to happen is,any cuts on your hands will get cleaned out{ feel the burn } and maybe it will turn your finger nails black for a while,thanks for your comment carry on

i would suggest a mild solution of water and acid,put water and acid in a good container and get yourself a tooth brush and a whole bunch of sponges,dip tooth brush in to solution and hold a dry sponge under area that you are working to keep solution from running down your fireplace and screwing things up and slowly start cleaning your quartz and wiping it down with a sponge after you are done mix up some baking soda and water to clean any remaining acid off,be damn carefull wear gloves and make sure there is good ventilation

i have never seen green muriatic acid,i just get mine from the hardware store in the paint dept and i use it straight

i just use muriatic because it is easier to obtain,but it all comes down to how much iron is in or on the crystal,none really works faster than the other

just keep re doing them in fresh acid

I think they may need to be soaked now in baking soda and water to neutralize the acid. Then perhaps in clean water (just water) after that.

baking soda is not going to take the yellow of the crystals,they need to be resoaked in fresh acid

I soaked them in clean acid.. Then I soaked them in clean water for about 4 days and and they looked fine but after about a week they turned yellow and remain that way.

Hi I am experimenting with cleaning at the moment as well. Soak in a water/baking soda to try neutralizing the acid. Soak in freshwater again and repeat as necessary. Here is a link that may help. Shoot, i can't get you the link. Try emailing again next Tuesday. I'll be back from my rock and gem show. The link is stored on my computer at my warehouse. Mark de Bruijn

just mix in baking soda

you can get it at a hardware store in the paint dept

Thank you very much

Sharon Orcutt you are welcome,let me know how it goes

I will, thank you again. I live in quite a small community and will do a bit of inquiring today. I particularly liked the part of your video where you reach in and grab the rocks and say,"don't do what I do" lol pretty much what 90% of us would do I think