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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
⭐ Gemstone & Mineral Show n Tell
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<blockquote data-quote="Dihusky" data-source="post: 632180" data-attributes="member: 10304"><p>Garnet?... Now you've launched yourself down a different path, Cerium will polish stones with a Moh of 8 max, so with Garnet having a Moh of 7.5 - 8.5 you're going to hit problems and you will have to go to diamond. If you have either a Pewter, Typemetal or Tin lap in your mix, go for one of these with 50k and a little baby oil. Less is better with diamond. Clean your lap with Eucalyptus oil then 3 or 4 drops of baby oil wiped over the lap, then a couple of drops of powder before smoothing around and a gentle wipe with tissue, what's on the tissue you can use for a recharge.</p><p></p><p>I've found that too much diamond has a wonderful tendency to scratch badly as it balls up with the gem debris.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dihusky, post: 632180, member: 10304"] Garnet?... Now you've launched yourself down a different path, Cerium will polish stones with a Moh of 8 max, so with Garnet having a Moh of 7.5 - 8.5 you're going to hit problems and you will have to go to diamond. If you have either a Pewter, Typemetal or Tin lap in your mix, go for one of these with 50k and a little baby oil. Less is better with diamond. Clean your lap with Eucalyptus oil then 3 or 4 drops of baby oil wiped over the lap, then a couple of drops of powder before smoothing around and a gentle wipe with tissue, what's on the tissue you can use for a recharge. I've found that too much diamond has a wonderful tendency to scratch badly as it balls up with the gem debris. [/QUOTE]
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