This was one of the bracelets i showed off last night and it has a name of Darren which really makes the people i can sell it too a small group, so with a mix of sandpaper and a buffing wheel i made this bracelet shine and no longer scrap.
As you can the silver is engraved plus it is full of scratches and if you are buying a bit of bling you wanna have it looking the part.
I started off by sanding the name tag with 200 grit sandpaper and after a few mins the name started to vanish, i sanded length way so i didn't end up with bumps in the plate.
The name plate is now nice and smooth but to get to here i worked my way from 200 grit up to 2000 grit wet and dry sandpaper but it still needs a good buffing to make it really shine.
I used my mini bench grinder fitted with a buffing wheel and white polishing compound which removes the dull and gives the shiny, the only problem with rotary tools is that they can grab the bracelet and fling it across the room very fast and the other issue is with silver that it heats up very quickly and can actually burn your fingers.
It is now nice and shiny but one more step is required as the links are full of polishing compound which you dont want on your wrist so a soak in a sonic cleaner with hot water and dish soap removes all this leaving something quite nice.
These are a great tool for cleaning jewellery but you should never but you hand in the water when turned on. Five mins in the cleaner and a quick buff with a soft cloth finishes off the job.
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