lsmike
spending too much on rocks
Maxwell's demon lowers tumbling entropy
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Post by lsmike on Apr 15, 2008 11:20:32 GMT -5
 I found this at www.pacificjadeart.com For "presentation" purposes some coat their cleaned raw jade with silicone grease.I got a spray can at NAPA and coated half of an unfinished slab: very nice improvement and it soaks in and doesn't feel greasy. I' guess this might work on other rock,maybe even finished stuff.Mike.
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mirkaba
spending too much on rocks
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Post by mirkaba on Apr 15, 2008 12:12:26 GMT -5
Howdy..................I polish my jade pieces with either a soft boff and zam or the harder pieces with 6 in. leather pads, Snap silicon and diamond paste. Silicon is so darn handy!!! Bob
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lsmike
spending too much on rocks
Maxwell's demon lowers tumbling entropy
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Post by lsmike on Apr 15, 2008 18:57:25 GMT -5
Mirkaba: the next thing I'm going to try is M-5 polish on leather on the expanding drum.Mike.
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Post by bobby1 on Apr 15, 2008 19:29:21 GMT -5
I polish on a hardwood wheel with Rapid polish.
Bob
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mirkaba
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Post by mirkaba on Apr 16, 2008 11:27:36 GMT -5
Hey lsmike ...........What is M-5 polish? I have my best luck with the Zam, light pressure And a slower speed. If the buff is spinning too fast or you use too much pressure the softer jades will undercut........Bob
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lsmike
spending too much on rocks
Maxwell's demon lowers tumbling entropy
Member since January 2007
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Post by lsmike on Apr 17, 2008 11:00:26 GMT -5
Mirkaba: see my post and replies under M-5 4-11-08 on the General Rocks forum.Mike.
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Post by sandsman1 on May 9, 2008 18:42:18 GMT -5
m-5 works great on softer stone i had a prob with sodalite pendents before and i bought some of that and i gotta say it worked great on that with a leather belt
and i allways give my leather belt a shot of silicone when im useing 14000 and 50000 diamond paste -- it helps with the belt grabbing the stone and throwing it
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I found this at www.pacificjadeart.com For "presentation" purposes some coat their cleaned raw jade with silicone grease.I got a spray can at NAPA and coated half of an unfinished slab:
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