[Jewelry making - Article 00787] - [Orchid] Polishing Glass Beads

[Tammy Kirks]

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    I recently found a bunch of old, black glass beads of my
    grandmother's that she had stored loose in a plastic box. They are
    now all scratched up and dirty and I wondered if they could be
    polished back to their original luster. I don't think they are actual
    jet because of the weight, and chips reveal a glass-like surface. I'm
    guessing them to be about 40-50 years old. 

    Any suggestions? I have two rotary tumblers and use plastic media
    and stainless steel shot for my metal polishing so I wondered if they
    could be used for glass. I didn't want to attempt putting them in the
    kiln because of possible explosion or melting. Seemed a bit risky
    since I'm not 100% sure of the material.

Tammy Kirks
Red Bee Designs
www.redbeedesigns.com

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