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Post by Tela on Dec 5, 2011 13:06:11 GMT -5
I just have to post this, Mary mentioned on her blog, a brush that she uses for finishing a patina rather than steel wool. theangstyartist.blogspot.com/2011/10/deep-sigh.htmlI finally got mine and used it for the big jelly bean jasper- what a blessing it was for all those beads- so much easier and it gives a great satiny finish, better than steel wool and not as messy. I used it on a silver piece, too. I don't usually use LOS on silver, but I had some twisted wire on a simple wrap that I wanted to highlight. It's really interesting that after the brush and before the polish, the silver looked like stainless steel. I almost left it that way. I highly recommend a brush, too! Thanks Mary! Gemmy pink and purple Tiffany Stone in sterling   |
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Post by christine on Dec 5, 2011 16:43:40 GMT -5
I knew there was something else I wanted from Rio..guess I will just have to place another order. Thanks for the reminder and to Mary for recommending this brush.
Tela, This is a gorgeous stone. The colors are outstanding. You once again did a beautiful job wrapping it.
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Post by laura on Dec 6, 2011 4:54:58 GMT -5
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Post by Tela on Dec 6, 2011 7:18:33 GMT -5
Thanks Laura- I wondered what was so special about this brush, too and thought to try others that were laying around the house. This brush is made for jewelry and is very soft. The bristles are long enough to get a good buffing action going versus a scrubbing action. The actual bristles are very thin and they are packed in very densely.
I think the ones in the links you provided wouldn't work- judging from what I know of the other brushes. For instance, the spark plug brush is very stiff.
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Post by marytucker on Dec 9, 2011 13:47:07 GMT -5
I just want to add that I actually use both steel wool and the brush to finish my work. The steel wool just cannot get into the tiny spots or reach into areas where there is alot of depth or layers of wire.
However steel wool is much faster and does not require as many strokes to remove LOS, so I use it as much as possible.
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Post by marytucker on Dec 9, 2011 13:48:47 GMT -5
WOW on your pendant Tela! Your command of the wire around a stone always impresses me:)
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Post by Tela on Dec 11, 2011 9:44:45 GMT -5
How interesting Mary!! That's good to know, but since I didn't know before, I used a buff action with the brush instead of any wool and I love how it turned out. The copper looks like warm, shiny bronze. I quite like it. I'm really glad I got the brush and now find it indispensable. I will continue to use the wool, also. Thanks for enlightening me  I just want to add that I actually use both steel wool and the brush to finish my work. The steel wool just cannot get into the tiny spots or reach into areas where there is alot of depth or layers of wire. However steel wool is much faster and does not require as many strokes to remove LOS, so I use it as much as possible. |
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Post by laura on Feb 6, 2012 4:37:45 GMT -5
After my first experiments with LOS I keep thinking about this brush.
I might have gotten the wrong wool (Liberon 0000), but what no one told me before is that the stuff crumbles to steel dust and disappears! Well, not really vanishes, but coats the sink with a thick layer of gray "moss" (I've started to buff in the kitchen and quickly moved to the bathroom and over the sink when I saw it). Sooo... A couple of necklaces and several pairs of earrings used up a good handful of steel wool. Not a very cost effective way to clean stuff me thinks. Does it supposed to do that and at such rate?
Came back to re-read the topic.. to find out if you use both or just the brush.
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Post by Tela on Feb 6, 2012 8:22:13 GMT -5
Sometimes I use both, sometimes just one or the other.
Yes, steel wool disintegrates. But, if you make a ball with it and use the ball it works a little better and stays together better.
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