Barrelbrite Tumbling Barrelling Powder Compound (1 kilo)

This stuff is amazing and lasts for such a long time! Sterling silver comes out super shiny - very pleased with this purchase.

Works fantastically at polishing up silver, I can’t fault the product at all in this way, my jewellery pieces look fantastic!I will say (and it is stated on the instructions) make sure you wear gloves and eye protection when mixing and emptying the compound solution, I don’t know if I’m allergic to something in this mixture or it’s quite brutal but my hands really sting if I get it on them, and my eyes sting too when I’m emptying the liquid after use (I don’t get it in my eyes and it doesn’t smell but it must give off something).Also I strain the shot from my tumbler and liquid through a metal siv and it has corroded the metal, the same with the teaspoon I use to add/ measure the compound into the water, it has also bubbled and corroded that after 2 uses. I’m sure this is to be expected but being new to silversmithing I was really surprised.I wasn’t sure where I could tip it away after use, so it went down the loo as I didn’t want it to react/corrode my stainless steel plug in my sink after seeing my siv and spoon.Personally I think I’ll use something a bit less chemically In the future. But if this doesn’t bother you then like I say it does make my silver pieces super shiny and look great.It does say in the instructions that come with it that you must wear eye protection and skin protection and avoid all contact with skin etc. I just didn’t now this before buying it.

Happy with my purchase.

Good stuff

It smells strongly perfumed which is not necessary for tumbling jewellery. I also suspect it has damaged my rubber barrel and has turned some of my silver black which would suggest to me it is highly alkaline . I also noticed the spent water was blue . Not what I am used to when using other barrelling compounds.

Chemically polishing my brass