Last evening, I removed my tumbled rocks from their three barrels . I had been tumbling them in water for about two days, and then I decided to rinse and add more water and a teaspoon of borax. I was in no rush to put them back in Stage #1.
Results? I’m starting to see a sheen on some of the rocks, even when they’re dry!
How wonderful is that? I looked at every rock and determined that around eight stones were ready to move to Stage #2. They are perfect. They have no nicks, so I’ve set them aside in their own container, and there they will stay until I start Stage #2.