Finish after Liver of Sulphur

[Sandra]

Ok I put the pendant through the tumbler again and the gold did not come off so it was fine! I applied platinol and you are correct Caroline, it did not darken it and it's lovely, thank you all!

[CJ57]

Ok I put the pendant through the tumbler again and the gold did not come off so it was fine! I applied platinol and you are correct Caroline, it did not darken it and it's lovely, thank you all!

Phew, I could have been talking through my hat Sandra

[Sandra]

I forgot to add when searching in desperation for something to help polish up my piece I found a tube of "Glanol" metal polish I'd forgotten about. It's a German product. Does anyone here use it? It actually worked quite nicely.

[Dennis]

Yes I've got some, mostly for jobs around the house. It's good for resins too, but the main problem on bright metals is the cleaning up. Still, lots of household products can be recruited, to save buying much more expensive specialist stuff. Dennis.

[emsterv]

I see this has been resolved, but i just came back here to add that using one of those little fiberglass stick things (pictured) will shine up selected areas as well (does change the finish tp more of a gunmetal) Was at my bench trying to get a rolled texture to pop out and remembered your question. Maybe this will help someone else. Poor pics since they we're just taken with my cell. Left one has been shined up a bit, right one is still matte. Hopefully pics show up, also posting from my phone!

[Dennis]

Yes, I think you will find the result in Sandra's entry to this month's competition.

The glass pencil brushes are handy, but they have a dressing which makes them rather scratchy. If you try to use them wet, they break up.

You might like to try the larger ones which are covered in string. They can be used wet with a little liquid soap and the more you expose, the softer and more even the effect.

http://www.cooksongold.com/category_...?query=999+182

The downside is that you might have to wear gloves to avoid the sharp prickles.. Dennis.

[Sandra]

Thanks for the tips for polishing, I could use both of those for polishing tight areas. I'm sure they would work better than my tissue-wrapped-around-a-toothpick technique....

[Sandra]

I just discovered this polishing stone set at Cookson's - has anyone used something like this? http://www.cooksongold.com/Jewellery...prcode-999-DDH

[Dennis]

I'm an abrasive nut, so yes I have bought one. It is quite hard and scratchy, although there are grades of it.

If you have a broken umbrella which has fibre spokes, you will find it a lot cheaper to use one of those, filed to shape, or a short piece run in your flex shaft.

For textured work you can do a better, running it in your tumbler with mixed shot. Dennis

[ajda]

I'm an abrasive nut

...armed with a broken umbrella - I'm crossing to the other side of the street when I see you coming. But, as ever, full of useful tips - or spokes, in this case.

Alan