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sandsman1 In Memoriam RIP John "sandsman1" Member since December 2003 Posts: 11,341	ALITTLE HELP PLEASE May 10, 2005 11:40:44 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sandsman1 on May 10, 2005 11:40:44 GMT -5 hey doc i just tried the zam on the turq and it makes it have a glass shine but i can still faintly see the lines under the shine is this normal or should i try 1200 on it again and polish over??
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docone31 still telling self it's just a hobby Member since June 2003 Posts: 4,476	ALITTLE HELP PLEASE May 10, 2005 14:05:48 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by docone31 on May 10, 2005 14:05:48 GMT -5 What I do is to hand sand, then Zam! the polish. I lightly sand the top. I do not seem to have issues with lines on turquoise, I never use more than 400 grit.
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ALITTLE HELP PLEASE May 10, 2005 18:12:44 GMT -5

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ok i think i got it beat i bought some 1200 belts from that place and i didnt know they where alum oxide and not silicon .. but i think it was ment to be cause i just used one to see if it made a dif on the turq and it did no more lines i just polished one piece and its real nice when i finish the other two ill post a pic

never give up never surrender hahaha

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sandsman1 In Memoriam RIP John "sandsman1" Member since December 2003 Posts: 11,341	ALITTLE HELP PLEASE May 10, 2005 18:42:45 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sandsman1 on May 10, 2005 18:42:45 GMT -5 finished i dont know what i did but the color is noff there alot more blue then that they look more green in this pic
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docone31 still telling self it's just a hobby Member since June 2003 Posts: 4,476	ALITTLE HELP PLEASE May 10, 2005 18:49:36 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by docone31 on May 10, 2005 18:49:36 GMT -5 Thats the ticket! I knew you could do it. Turquoise is great stuff to work with.
	In the beginning was the Floyd, and the Floyd was with Him, and He was with the Floyd. Syd Barret just disappeared, right after the happening. Lita Ford drives a suburban! Big Hair Heavy Metal is dead. Oh weeping and gnashing of teeth, the end is near. The answer is 42. 42! BING! BIG BING! Follow the White Rabbit!

sandsman1
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ALITTLE HELP PLEASE May 10, 2005 18:56:42 GMT -5

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Post by sandsman1 on May 10, 2005 18:56:42 GMT -5

i cant believe how easy that zam works on the turq puts a glass shine on it---and look at the quarter i used a towel to buff the stones and then i did the quarter with just the towel and it looks new haha

thanks for your help doc and banjo id still be tryin the leather belt and pullin the last little bit of my hair out hahaha

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rockyraccoon no longer being taken for granite Member since December 2003 Posts: 7,980	ALITTLE HELP PLEASE May 10, 2005 21:41:20 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockyraccoon on May 10, 2005 21:41:20 GMT -5 you are the man sands! they aren't bad in green but i like the blue better too. kim

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