I soaked my chain mail in a bucket of 1/2 water 1/2 hydrogen peroxide

Then it will have a nasty white powder covering the wire.

then soak it in a bucket of 1/2 water 1/2 CLR

and that strips the white powder off and makes it a very dark grey

I have bough a ton of shield bosses for my group and have always been happy with them! Keep up the great work Matt!