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Post by woodman on Mar 22, 2020 22:14:35 GMT -5
I placed the polished end of this small piece of Eden valley Petrified wood in bleach for two days. Not as good a result as I was hoping but it did get better. Maybe longer would help.  |
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Post by MsAli on Mar 23, 2020 8:27:34 GMT -5
Looks good too me
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Post by Fossilman on Mar 23, 2020 9:38:09 GMT -5
Not to bad!
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Post by roy on Mar 23, 2020 10:28:39 GMT -5
some do well other's not i had one teeter ranch sycamore Bleach out just perfect the other not but i always bleach pre polish
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Post by woodman on Mar 23, 2020 11:18:16 GMT -5
some do well other's not i had one teeter ranch sycamore Bleach out just perfect the other not but i always bleach pre polish You say pre polish, assume that is after lapping and sanding? I don't see any loss in the polish the way I do it, but then I am half blind!! |
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Post by roy on Mar 23, 2020 11:58:37 GMT -5
yes i have found that is more affective the polish can plug up the pours
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Post by NDK on Mar 23, 2020 20:58:13 GMT -5
Interesting info Roy! The wood looks better, woodman. Nice color pop!
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Post by RWA3006 on Mar 25, 2020 8:39:18 GMT -5
Does plain old bleach work the best? What about peroxide?
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Post by woodman on Mar 25, 2020 9:18:14 GMT -5
Does plain old bleach work the best? What about peroxide? plain old bleach right out of the jug, give it shot and show us your results. I only submerge the face I want bleached. |
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Post by fernwood on Mar 25, 2020 9:42:13 GMT -5
I might need to try this with some pet wood I have.
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Post by woodman on Mar 25, 2020 11:08:22 GMT -5
I might need to try this with some pet wood I have. It does not work on all types of petrified wood, but give it a try and see what you get. before and after photo's are a must! |
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Post by fernwood on Mar 29, 2020 5:17:19 GMT -5
I am considering this piece of Brilliant from AL.   |
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Post by woodman on Mar 29, 2020 11:09:52 GMT -5
I am considering this piece of Brilliant from AL. What are you considering doing with it? I think I would take cut off of the end and see what the inside looks like. I only bleach cut and polished faces not whole speciums. I don't what you would get if you bleached tehw hole thing, might be good might be bad. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2020 11:40:31 GMT -5
I think I would take cut off of the end and see what the inside looks like. Yeah, the Brilliant Wood crystals are smoky quartz to one degree or another. I don't think those would bleach, though bleach might make them stand out more. Wouldn't try it on the whole thing - your suggestion to do a cut off one end is good - might experiment on the cut-off first to see what it'll do. Definitely a bad idea to bleach if those smoky quartz xtls turn white (smoky quartz is one of the reasons Brilliant Wood is so collectible, IMO). The Alabama wood I've had has been rather porous and/or fragile, so never even tried to polish. Some pieces have a rusty yellow cast, and perhaps one day I'll try to see if that can be bleached out. Oxalic acid might b better for that, as I suspect it is iron causing the yellow. Wonder if the hoarders have taken all the bleach off the shelves at the stores? |
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Post by fernwood on Mar 29, 2020 13:16:42 GMT -5
I was thinking of placing the end in bleach. Do not have my saw set up yet. Waiting for warm weather to do that.
There does appear to be some rust stains on the end.
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