[Jewelry making - Article 00053] - [Orchid] Removing patina

[Kathy Johnson]

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    I made an experimental piece for learning purposes--carved a line
    drawing into a small piece of a sheet of wax, cut around it and cast
    it in sterling. Hand polished and tumbled it, then I attempted to
    color in the carved lines with Jax Black patina using a 5-hair paint
    brush. It worked--mostly. What worked right looks like a woodcut
    print. 

    But when I first started working, I accidentally "colored outside
    the lines" with the patina, and it stained the shiny surface of the
    piece in a few places. How can I remove the patina in those areas
    without wrecking the polished surface and having to polish it all
    over again? 

--Kathy Johnson
Feathered Gems Pet Motif Jewelry
http://www.featheredgems.com

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