How to clean a mother of pearl sweetheart
 

Hi All,

I picked up this sweetheart a couple of days ago which has some sort of stain at the bottom which I want to clean off.

I'm thinking warm soapy water and a baby's toothbrush, does that sound safe on mother of pearl or is there something else I should try?

Thanks a lot,

Michael

I used to use warm soapy water and a cotton wool bud to clean mine.

Thanks Luke, I take it everything was fine afterwards?

Michael

Yeah absolutely Michael. Although I’ve not checked them in 10 years so they may have disintegrated ;) , just kidding... I hope!
Cheers,
Luke

That's great, thanks a lot.

Michael

Now that is very nice, a lovely thing, be careful!

I'm surprised that Tigerlily hasn't popped up on this thread about a nice sweetheart.

A dremell will whip it off no problem.

regards

A dremell, now why didn't I think of that :)

The hot water hasn't worked so far, I'll try carefully with the tooth brush tomorrow.

Michael

I'm not sure that high speed tools like a dremel would be safe for mop, try a cocktail / match stick to give the affected areas a rub

How about coarse sandpaper then?

regards

I think a bench grinder, fitted with a wire wheel, should do the trick.

Eventually, someone who gets it. Thanks Phil

I’ll be mounting my collection on wooden boards soon. Any suggestion on best type or size of nails to use? :rolleyes:

I reckon at least a 50mm clasp nail :)