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Old 15-03-19, 04:19 PM
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Default 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,

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Old 15-03-19, 05:05 PM
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I used to use warm soapy water and a cotton wool bud to clean mine.
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Old 15-03-19, 05:15 PM
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Thanks Luke, I take it everything was fine afterwards?

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Old 15-03-19, 05:19 PM
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Yeah absolutely Michael. Although I’ve not checked them in 10 years so they may have disintegrated , just kidding... I hope!
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Old 15-03-19, 05:33 PM
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That's great, thanks a lot.

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Old 15-03-19, 07:29 PM
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Now that is very nice, a lovely thing, be careful!

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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
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I'm surprised that Tigerlily hasn't popped up on this thread about a nice sweetheart.
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Old 15-03-19, 08:25 PM
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A dremell will whip it off no problem.

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Old 15-03-19, 09:02 PM
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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.

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Old 15-03-19, 09:51 PM
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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
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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?

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I think a bench grinder, fitted with a wire wheel, should do the trick.
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Eventually, someone who gets it. Thanks Phil
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I’ll be mounting my collection on wooden boards soon. Any suggestion on best type or size of nails to use?
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I’ll be mounting my collection on wooden boards soon. Any suggestion on best type or size of nails to use?
I reckon at least a 50mm clasp nail
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