[Jewelry making - Article 00374] - Re: [Orchid] Smoke smell

[jennifer friedman]

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Hi,

    In regards to the following statement regarding fires. 

>     I have a friend who has had a fire in her home / studio. There was
>     a lot of smoke damage done and all her findings and beads smell of
>     smoke. 

    I too have had a fire.  9 years ago and tried every product known to
    fire cleanup people and my own trial by error systems. NO the black
    (from smoke soot) does NOT go away. I could not save my beads and
    stones unless someone wants them with this interesting grey/black
    soot mark.  Some of my beads just plain melted. Then there are the
    files and tools that rust from the water used by the fire department.
    Files themselves cannot be saved ( and I had alot of expensive needle
    files). Naval jelly does not do the job on most of the tools. I was
    able to clean up my good pliers by filing off the rust and then
    polishing with tripoli and rouge. 

    Oh, by the way my books still stink. And I left them to air out for
    8 years.  So, as long as they are in the garage they don't bother me,
    but if I bring them into the house the smell is disturbing and
    reminds me of the fire. 

Jennifer Friedman
enamelist, jewelry artisan, ceremonial silver
Ventura, CA

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