Is Stained Glass Solder Project Rescuable?

by Marge Boulay
(Wayland Massachusetts)

Can I rescue my stained glass solder project? I have a project that I just roughly soldered to hold it together on one side and have left the other to do. It is now 6 months later...do I clean it, or put something on the solder or what? Should I brush it? Some green residue has formed on the soldered sides. Do I have to reheat the side I did originally and smooth it out?

Milly's answer: It can be saved, don't worry! Just get a wire brush and get the green off the lead or solder (you don't say if you're leading or copper foiling). Once it's all clean, put the flux on and start Soldering. Yes, you can go over previous stained glass solder, if it's not smooth enough. Hope you manage to rescue it!

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