[Jewelry making - Article 00143] - Re: [Orchid] Resurrecting old pearls

[marlin]

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Helen

    I understand a bit of your dilemma. My mother who passes away last
    year had a favorite string of "pearls" - again glass beads about 3/4
    inches in diameter and a bit knobby. She loved them, but had macular
    degeneration a refused to throw them out, even though half the
    finish was gone. I considered trying the nail polish route, but had
    feelings similar to yours. I thought I solved the problem when I
    finally found another huge ugly strand at a second hand shop, but
    every so often I would see her in the old strand. Well, it made her
    happy so, since I was the one it bothered, I just let it go. 

    As an aside, much of the pearlized paint you see on cars actually
    uses ground fish scales for there finish. I spoke with a person who
    also said it was a common practice to use fish scales in a paint like
    matrix for fake pearls and mabe blisters. I think you should give the
    paint a shot. 

Marlin in snowy Denver - getting tired of this weather.
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