Hi,
I checked out the archives to see if you had any posted
about the care and cleaning of jewelry made of Liquid Silver segments
strung on “tigertail” wire, where different types of raw
semi-precious nuggets are also used? I have several such pieces
myself, and make Medicine Wheel birthstone pieces upon request, for
my Indian community. In most cases, there are nuggets of turquoise,
goldstone, snowflake obsidian, carnelian, chrysocolla, etc., with
tiny (�2mm) Sterling Silver beads mixed with the Liquid Silver
segments, all strung on the same piece. I KNOW better than to use
either silver polish, Tarnex, or even the "Silver Lightening"
aluminum tray on these pieces, but the stone nuggets make it next to
IMPOSSIBLE to use a jewelers’ cloth to remove the tarnish from all
the Liquid Silver and small diameter beads. I LOVE these pieces
because they ARE so different, but have you ANY suggestions for
cleaning them? Even if you don’t, I’ll be back to check out more of
your articles. I’m trying to find a small second-hand tumbler, as
well as a second-hand silver solder set-up, but I’m really just a
beginner, and most of what I make is for honoring gifts or
commissioned pieces.