[Jewelry making - Article 01193] - Re: [Orchid] High shine on Argentium Sterling

[Trevor F]

========[ Invite a Friend - http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm  ]========

Hi Karen,

    As I suspect you'll soon find out everyone has their own way of
    getting the polish they want on their work and Argentium Silver (AS)
    is no exception. 

    Since sandpaper is fast I use that for most pre-polish work. Basic
    polishing is done with tripoli and rouge. 

    I'm pretty religious about ensuring that AS gets the best possible
    tarnish resistance "activation" so I anneal then bake almost all my
    stuff before the final polish. (see the info on "precipitation
    hardening" in the Orchid Archives or in my blog at my website). 

    After the bake I pickle off whatever discoloration there might be
    and move to the final polish. Here I use Godard's Long Term Polish
    products (they've been proven to increase the tarnish resistance of
    AS). The blue cloths are great, the liquid polish is even better.
    Where possible I apply a little of the liquid polish to a soft felt
    or cotton cloth buff and use that to really bring out a hard,
    brilliant shine on AS. 

    In cases where cloth or buff polishing isn't practical (especially
    chains) I do a light tumble with stainless shot in soapy water. 

Cheers,
Trevor F.
in The City of Light
Visit TouchMetal.com at http://www.touchmetal.com
____________________________________________________________________
T h e   O r c h i d   L i s t
Open Electronic Forum for Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Procedures
____________________________________________________________________
Orchid FAQ:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/faq.htm
Orchid Archives:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive
Orchid Galleries:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/gallery.htm
Invite a Friend:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm
____________________________________________________________________
Tips From The Jeweler's Bench - Article Archive
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/tip_sear.htm
The Jeweler's Selected Bibliography List
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-books
Buy Orchid Jewelry:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/shop
____________________________________________________________________
-Unsubscribe:
-Email: orchid-request AT ganoksin.com Body=unsubscribe subject=blank
____________________________________________________________________