[Jewelry making - Article 00119] - Re: [Orchid] Resurrecting old pearls

[Helen Hill]

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    Thanks for your brilliant advice Neil. 

    The idea of wire is a really good one. 

>     Make a handle of sorts on the end of the wire. In this way you will
>     be able to rotate the 'strand' for even application of the
>     spraypaint. Pearl paints need constant shaking to keep the tiny
>     metal particles in suspension. So shake yer booty alot. Use the
>     lightest of coats, let dry between. 

    I'm familiar with spray painting as hubby and I renovated an old
    motorbike when we both used to ride motorbikes and so we had to
    respray the panels. It was very satisfying actually. Lots of very
    thin coats which were allowed to dry in between and yes those little
    particles do like to sink to the bottom. I'm convinced the auto
    paint will be more durable than nail polish though as it's made to
    withstand the elements and nail polish chips after two days of wear! 

>     To prevent this run a scalpel or razor blade around the wire at
>     the hole, 

    I was trying to get my head round this potential problem so the
    scalpel will do a good job. My daughter's doing art at college and
    has a few. I do think your wire idea is better than my idea of
    stringing them up on cotton. 

    If it doesn't work then she's no worse off - well apart from the
    fact that she will no longer have a box full of dirty worn out beads
    - so it's fingers crossed that it does work! All being well it'll go
    okay and she'll have a wearable necklace that won't leave dirty bits
    of paint all over her neck. 

    Thanks for the excellent advice Neil. 

Helen
UK
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