In an effort to help improve reactions of the Magnesium ribbon I have at home, I tried cleaning one piece with a sanding block, and a cleaning block used for cleaning vero / stripboards before soldering. I got some advice from Science Forums on this.

The result of can be seen in the photo below, so I have two pieces here for comparison. The difference is clear.

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