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amber
Feb 15, 2005 3:54:54 GMT -5
Post by rei on Feb 15, 2005 3:54:54 GMT -5
Some gave me an old amber necklace,, how can I tumble/polish dull and scratched amber?
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amber
Feb 15, 2005 7:03:44 GMT -5
Post by krazydiamond on Feb 15, 2005 7:03:44 GMT -5
Amber is very soft (MOH 2-3), i'm not sure you could tumble it and get a shine, though i've seen shiny amber.
good question.
KD
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amber
Feb 15, 2005 8:49:18 GMT -5
Post by creativeminded on Feb 15, 2005 8:49:18 GMT -5
I hope no one shoots me for this, there are two things you can do to amber to fill in the scratches and get the shine back. 1. Dip it in a clear glue or one that dries clear, I suppose you could also dip it in polyurethane. I might do that over the glue because it would protect it from further scratches. Plus if it does scratch and you have several layers of polyurthane on it you could use some very fine sandpaper and sand the scratches out. 2. You could carefully heat it. I was told by my metalsmithing teacher that the way to tell whether a piece is true amber or not is to heat up a pointed rod and then put it up against the amber and if it smells like wood it is true amber and if it smells like plastic well then it is fake amber. Tami
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amber
Feb 15, 2005 9:16:47 GMT -5
Post by docone31 on Feb 15, 2005 9:16:47 GMT -5
Zam! will polish amber. It is also very easy to sand out the scratches, and polish to a shine. Tumbling with amber, start at prepolish and run longer than usual, keeping an eye on the piece. It will also polish with a dry rag and time.
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amber
Feb 15, 2005 9:28:24 GMT -5
Post by hermatite on Feb 15, 2005 9:28:24 GMT -5
Amber is flammable and meltable and, let's face it, not really a rock at all. Be careful with the heating. I'd go with the various polishing solutions recommended.
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amber
Feb 15, 2005 9:42:38 GMT -5
Post by Tweetiepy on Feb 15, 2005 9:42:38 GMT -5
Isn't there something about amber being/having static or something?
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amber
Feb 15, 2005 11:20:27 GMT -5
Post by docone31 on Feb 15, 2005 11:20:27 GMT -5
Amber can indeed hold a static charge. It used to be one of the tests for it.
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