beaddot
spending too much on rocks
Member since March 2008
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Post by beaddot on Mar 27, 2008 11:00:43 GMT -5
Hey everyone, I bought a bunch of cabs and there are prices on the backs of them in marker. What is a safe way to remove the ink but not damage the cab? Would alcohol remove it? Alot of these are agates and when you hold them up to the light you can see the price which will not work for jewelry. It would have been a whole lot nicer if they would have put maybe a price sticker on them instead of marker.
Dot
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Post by fishenman on Mar 27, 2008 11:30:31 GMT -5
Rubbing alch (99% pref.) or acetone and a Q-Tip should do the trick. If the backs are smooth a fresh razor blade can scrape off the marker (be very careful).
Geoff
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beaddot
spending too much on rocks
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Post by beaddot on Mar 27, 2008 11:41:29 GMT -5
Thanks Geoff! I have both and will give it a try.
Dot
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 27, 2008 13:30:01 GMT -5
I would start with soap and water.
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beaddot
spending too much on rocks
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Post by beaddot on Mar 27, 2008 17:04:17 GMT -5
Good idea stardiamond. I haven't done anything yet so will try the easiest thing first. My main worry is spilling any of the alcohol or acetone on the front and ruining the polish on them.
Dot
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Post by fishenman on Mar 27, 2008 18:29:02 GMT -5
Yes, very good idea. That's what the conservators do, use the least harmful cleaner first.
Dot, you shouldn't have to worry about removing the polish on the front. There is no applied polish to remove the stones are actually ground SO fine on diamond and other polishes that they are like a granite countertop.
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beaddot
spending too much on rocks
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Post by beaddot on Mar 27, 2008 21:47:06 GMT -5
That's good to know about not ruining the polish. I tried a couple and I ended up using alcohol. On some the marker came off really easy and some took alot of elbow grease. I guess some of these were marked a long time ago.
Dot
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Showtime
spending too much on rocks
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Post by Showtime on Mar 29, 2008 17:26:48 GMT -5
I use graffiti remover a quick little spray and poof gone
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