Toni
07-10-2013, 02:47 PM
Afternoon all...
My friend has had her ring for a couple of weeks now, and I know its far from perfect. There are a couple of scratches caused when I was setting the stones.
I pinched down over the stone, and smoothed out as much as I could, but I did slip on a couple of occasion...causing a couple of scratches..
When i made it i sanded it back, going all way up to 2000 sand paper, then used red rouge and then polished...anyway i think i may have sanded too much around a couple of stones, because after the wedding a stone feel out...no surprise...i had her stone for a day and checked the other, couple seemed a bit loose so i pinched down over them again and smoothed out. But, i didn't sand down any marks i made this time as i was afraid to loosen the stones.
She has asked me to polish it up and see if i can get some of the marks out...which i am happy to do, these are small marks and not like the first lot, is sanding it back up to 2000 then using red rouge enough, or should i be adding in a step with other rouge in-between.
She said the scratches aren't obvious but as she looks at it all the time she has noticed some...
I am a bit embarrassed at telling you all that the stones were lose and one feel out, i know you have to start somewhere i just wish it hadn't been with something so important....seriously knocked my confidence and feeling angry at myself for screwing up #-o
any advice as always is appreciated guys...
Much love
My friend has had her ring for a couple of weeks now, and I know its far from perfect. There are a couple of scratches caused when I was setting the stones.
I pinched down over the stone, and smoothed out as much as I could, but I did slip on a couple of occasion...causing a couple of scratches..
When i made it i sanded it back, going all way up to 2000 sand paper, then used red rouge and then polished...anyway i think i may have sanded too much around a couple of stones, because after the wedding a stone feel out...no surprise...i had her stone for a day and checked the other, couple seemed a bit loose so i pinched down over them again and smoothed out. But, i didn't sand down any marks i made this time as i was afraid to loosen the stones.
She has asked me to polish it up and see if i can get some of the marks out...which i am happy to do, these are small marks and not like the first lot, is sanding it back up to 2000 then using red rouge enough, or should i be adding in a step with other rouge in-between.
She said the scratches aren't obvious but as she looks at it all the time she has noticed some...
I am a bit embarrassed at telling you all that the stones were lose and one feel out, i know you have to start somewhere i just wish it hadn't been with something so important....seriously knocked my confidence and feeling angry at myself for screwing up #-o
any advice as always is appreciated guys...
Much love