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Post by rockyraccoon on Oct 1, 2004 13:21:19 GMT -5
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Post by hermatite on Oct 1, 2004 13:33:53 GMT -5
nice, but I do see what you mean about the shine not *quite* being there. What did you use?
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Post by rockyraccoon on Oct 1, 2004 13:40:39 GMT -5
i used the titanium oxide but it was the recycled that i've saved from a prior batch rather than new. tried to cut a corner there - i should have stuck with what works.
kim
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Post by Cher on Oct 1, 2004 13:56:18 GMT -5
Ok, I've never had a finished batch yet but I think I'd want to try and see if it would shine more too. I love the colors, where do you get that stuff?
Cher
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Post by krazydiamond on Oct 1, 2004 14:15:25 GMT -5
yeh, those are too nice not to try again with a different polish...do you have any tin oxide? what is the MOH of parrot wing? is it a hard stone? they are gorgeous, i remember the pic of the rough you posted.....
i can commiserate with you, i had a more than a few batches come out not quite *there*....try again, you may squeeze out a better shine, but even if you don't they aren't half bad the way they are!
KD
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Post by rockyraccoon on Oct 1, 2004 14:23:12 GMT -5
ok i put them in tin oxide along with the peach one, cream one and the gold tigers eye. i threw in some dalmation jasper from a long ago batch too to see if it would shine more. if that doesn't work i'll try something else  . kim |
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Post by krazydiamond on Oct 1, 2004 15:28:44 GMT -5
persistance may win the day!
KD
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Post by cookie3rocks on Oct 1, 2004 19:19:30 GMT -5
I don't know what the MOH is on that, but if it's about the same as agate or jasper, I've gotten great results with cerium oxide, my best batches.
I love the color and there's just a hint of transparencey that would really pop with the right polish. Good luck!
cookie
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Post by sandsman1 on Oct 2, 2004 5:07:47 GMT -5
hey kim looking good i think there nice right now --but if you wanna try for the wet look go for it -----thats a soft rock i think if its the same as what i have its on the soft side
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Skipper
spending too much on rocks
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Post by Skipper on Oct 3, 2004 15:31:37 GMT -5
....and just to note that recycling your polish would not have caused the problem. I do it all the time. It's totally rock-dependent. I have a few rocks that look like yours that I haven't figured out how to shine yet. I'm thinking of inserting another grit step: 60/90, 220, add 600, prepol, polish. I use titanium too and it's been the best "all around" polish. A polish change might help.
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Post by rockyraccoon on Oct 3, 2004 16:40:41 GMT -5
skipper i used 60/90, 120/220, 400, 1000 a.o. and titanium oxide. this is the 1st time i've had the titanium not put a beautiful shine on. they were in the titanium for 5 days. usually in 4 they are ready. anyway here's how they are coming along in the tin oxide. i'm going to run them a few more days.  even the peach and cream are starting to shine. kim |
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Post by krazydiamond on Oct 3, 2004 16:50:31 GMT -5
definite improvement! looks like you got'em on the run now!
KD
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Skipper
spending too much on rocks
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Post by Skipper on Oct 3, 2004 17:16:07 GMT -5
ya - looking way better. I keep a small tub or cerium for these situations too.
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these are probably going back in polish as i'm just not quite happy with them.
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