[Jewelry making - Article 00868] - Re: [Orchid] Opals and Acetone

[Guy G]

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hey all thanks for the response...

    unfortunately it is a little too late. I originally started soaking
    this ring a couple of days ago in a diluted solution of acetone while
    intermittently checking on the epoxy and kind of picking at it trying
    to expose a new layers of epoxy. wed. at five PM the opals appeared
    to be o.k. under 10 power gemscope no crazing that i could detect. my
    most recent memory of a crazed opal looked like a dried up desert
    floor and i most certainly did not see this at five P.M.. now between
    five wed and 2:30 Thursday afternoon out of four inlayed opals one
    cracked right down the middle, one bleached a pale white as opposed
    to the deep blue of the five o clock hour, and another one lost a big
    chunk in the corner... the last one is apparently the alpha opal so
    to speak with no apparent change or damage. all and all the opals
    probably soaked for all of about 3 days. note I researched all the
    old posts on the forums i could find, talked with a professional at
    stuller and consulted some of my more experienced bench friends. And
    did not see this extent of damage coming. BOY O' BOY DID I JUST LEARN
    MY LESSON!!! thanks for the responses i really appreciate the time. 

guy

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