[Jewelry making - Article 00633] - Re: [Orchid] Polishing Problems

[Patania's]

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    Dear Kerry, I have found that the only way to get the mirror finish
    is to have filed and emeryed the surface first. On a flat surface it
    is very difficult to get the kind of filed and properly emeryed
    preparation necessary which even the slightest dome will allow. I have
    also learned how aggressive rouge ( I use red) can be. Rouge is not
    a substitute for tripoli and white diamond which is my usual course
    but, let the rouge work. Keep a constant motion in all directions
    while filing, emerying and all courses of polishing, cross hatching
    is what I call it, and watch that the last file, emery and polishing
    compound marks have completely disappeared before moving to the next
    course. Sam Patania, Tucson-

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