Don
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Post by Don on Dec 12, 2016 15:44:51 GMT -5
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Post by toiv0 on Dec 12, 2016 17:53:38 GMT -5
WOW! Very nice Don, your work is great. Do you coat the copper and brass with wax or poly?
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Dec 12, 2016 17:54:01 GMT -5
All self promotion done in the right arena should be shameless. If we ain't gonna promote ourselves ain't nobody gonna do it for us. haha
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Don
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He wants you too, Malachi.
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Post by Don on Dec 12, 2016 18:51:55 GMT -5
WOW! Very nice Don, your work is great. Do you coat the copper and brass with wax or poly? Thanks! I used to coat all copper and brass products, but found that it created more problems than it helped prevent. The only items I coat now are items with a forced patina of some kind that must be coated to preserve the patina. For that I use a ceramic clear coating. I'll still coat items with ren wax if the customer requests it but if the item wants to be bright and shiny, a simple polishing cloth works best. |
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Post by toiv0 on Dec 12, 2016 19:25:02 GMT -5
WOW! Very nice Don, your work is great. Do you coat the copper and brass with wax or poly? Thanks! I used to coat all copper and brass products, but found that it created more problems than it helped prevent. The only items I coat now are items with a forced patina of some kind that must be coated to preserve the patina. For that I use a ceramic clear coating. I'll still coat items with ren wax if the customer requests it but if the item wants to be bright and shiny, a simple polishing cloth works best. Then there is no problems with fingers and wrists turning black or green. I quit coating my copper earrings, and don't do copper rings or bracelets unless I line them with silver. |
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bsky4463
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by bsky4463 on Dec 12, 2016 19:58:06 GMT -5
Great promo DonDon's work is thumbs up, top shelf, 5-star - I highly recommend him....he has made many of my cabs into beautiful pieces of jewelry. In fact I am anxiously awaiting a box from him this week. Cheers |
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ChicagoDave
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Post by ChicagoDave on Dec 12, 2016 20:07:19 GMT -5
Not in the market right now, but I wanted to say you do amazing work!
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Don
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Post by Don on Dec 13, 2016 11:46:23 GMT -5
Thanks! I used to coat all copper and brass products, but found that it created more problems than it helped prevent. The only items I coat now are items with a forced patina of some kind that must be coated to preserve the patina. For that I use a ceramic clear coating. I'll still coat items with ren wax if the customer requests it but if the item wants to be bright and shiny, a simple polishing cloth works best. Then there is no problems with fingers and wrists turning black or green. I quit coating my copper earrings, and don't do copper rings or bracelets unless I line them with silver. I figure people in the market for copper and brass jewelry understand that verdigris comes with the territory. The alternative is gold alloys at a much, much higher cost. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 13, 2016 11:56:34 GMT -5
Just this week, I bought my first ren wax and used it for copper patina. It changes the look of the patina, but not really in a bad way. Not sure if I like it overall, but it does resist fingerprints on shiny metal and for that I like it.
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Don
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Post by Don on Dec 13, 2016 17:06:04 GMT -5
Great promo DonDon's work is thumbs up, top shelf, 5-star - I highly recommend him....he has made many of my cabs into beautiful pieces of jewelry. In fact I am anxiously awaiting a box from him this week. Cheers Thank you Andy. |
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Post by Pat on Dec 13, 2016 18:13:10 GMT -5
Good deal on top notch items.
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