carloscinco
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since July 2008
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Post by carloscinco on Jan 3, 2014 22:24:06 GMT -5
I rinse the rocks after a polish and put them back in a clean barrel with water and a good squirt of Dawn dish soap. Burnish for 24 hours. I use 3# Lortone 33B barrels. There seem to be many ways to skin the burnish cat but if your rocks aren't shiny prior to the burnish they ain't gonna be shiny afterward.
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bsky4463
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since September 2013
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Post by bsky4463 on Jan 7, 2014 11:12:22 GMT -5
I agree with carloscinco - burnishing only improves the shine. suzie I would suggest checking out the vibe instructions thread pinned above - it was a huge help for me as I got started. Cheers
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jspencer
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since March 2011
Posts: 929
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Post by jspencer on Jan 9, 2014 22:54:54 GMT -5
I polish all mine in the vibe. I ad 1/2-1 teaspoon of Borax or powdered white linen soap with my polish. When they are ready I mix warm water with a tblesp or 2 of either one and pour into the bowl with the polish covering the rocks. I run it for a half hour before a good wash under clean water using sprayer.
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Post by pghram on Jan 10, 2014 10:58:01 GMT -5
In my experience water quality also has an effect. In VA I always had to burnish because the water was very hard. Here in GA, I never burnish after polish because there is no need. Id do use borax btw grits, pre-polish, & polish to get everything clean for the next stage.
Rich
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mikeinsjc
spending too much on rocks
Member since June 2010
Posts: 329
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Post by mikeinsjc on Feb 22, 2014 14:04:53 GMT -5
You guys are using the soap after final polish, not before, correct?
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The Dad_Ohs
fully equipped rock polisher
Take me to your Labradorite!!
Member since September 2012
Posts: 1,860
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Feb 22, 2014 19:51:16 GMT -5
in my rolling tumbler, QT66, I use 2-3 TBSP and let it go for up to 24 hours, depending on the rock, agate can run longer than soft stones, and in my vibe I run 1 TBSP with up to 1 cup of water, I have a small vibe, and let it run for 3 hours, then fill it half way and run another hour and rinse it out well.... never had better shine before I started using burnish, either Ivory or Borax!!
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