How to Get a High Polish on Jewelry Pieces with Jeff Herman

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@elainefeather9465 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, this is so informative and helpful, especially your advice about not using emery papers . 😊

@RioGrande1944 2 ай бұрын

We appreciate that. Thank you for stopping by!

@Amcoo 3 ай бұрын

That was a nice little polishing booth you had there! I want to make something simmilar to thid and i just have a question, where do you send the dust to? Some type of dust collector unit or just outdoor? I can not send it outdoor becouse i dont have that opportunity. Thanks!

@TonyaDavidson 6 жыл бұрын

What are the 5 grits he prefers to use? I saw the final one was 2000. He did mention 600, 1200, 2000. Curious about how low of a grit he starts with? Good tips! First time I've ever heard that about the emery.

@silverestore 6 жыл бұрын

Hello Tanya! The three grits I use are 220, 360, 600, 1200, and 2000. I wrap the silicon carbide paper around thin sticks and hold them in place with miniature bulldog clips. I score the paper at the corners with a safety-edge blade to produce sharp corners. I hope this helps!

@kirtandrews1859 Жыл бұрын

Hello there can we use red rouge and just a extremely soft cloth to achieve a high gloss on are silver ? Im a novice to all this. But i must have kilos and kilos of silver that i would love to be gorgeous and shiny again.

@koii55 8 ай бұрын

Polishing compound is made of grease, so requires the friction of a fast moving wheel. You could use the rouge abrasive, iron oxide, in a bit of water applied to a microfiber cloth with a spray bottle

@kirtandrews1859 8 ай бұрын

@@koii55Thank you so much for this info thank you

@Dharlanna 8 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! Silica paper is better than emery paper? Is this true in all cases with sterling silver? Thanks!

@RioGrande1944 8 жыл бұрын

Hi, Debbie! Thanks for reaching out :) Though our Jewelry Tech Team has never noticed or heard that about emery, Jeff Herman knows his stuff so we say yes, this true in all cases with sterling silver. Let us know if we can provide any more information!

@silverestore 6 жыл бұрын

Debbie, emery can embed itself in silver because it's so soft. I would only use emery on harder materials like cast iron and steel.

@BadDoingsMangement 2 жыл бұрын

@@RioGrande1944 what creates the black scoff marks while stripping and or polishing and how do I keep that from happening...I now know how to remove but scoffing it in the 1st places slows my productivity for the day down

@RioGrande1944 2 жыл бұрын

@@BadDoingsMangement Thank you for the question! Here is a response from our tech team: I assume they are talking about the compound that is leaving black “scoffing”? if so then they need to clean their buff occasionally with a rake www.riogrande.com/product/all-metal-buff-rake/330005 Excessive application of compound to the buff will cause that as well as the buff needing to be cleaned. Apply only a light amount of compound if your buff is glossed over with compound you have too much compound and it will always leave black residue on the piece. If you are generating an excessive amount of heat because you are trying to remove scratches that are too deep then you are asking too much from your compound, sand to a finer grit then polish.

@angelfranco5809 2 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t the final polish buff can get cross contaminated with the broken grinding wheel? That’s like a 320g and you stick that to a polishing micron buff? I don’t think that’s a good idea’ Don’t you have problems with that?

@JanetAlexanderJewelry 6 жыл бұрын

I was taught to never wear gloves when using a polisher as the machine can grab the glove and harm the finger?

@silverestore 6 жыл бұрын

Hello J. I started using gloves when I worked at Gorham and noticed EVERY finisher wearing them. As long as you're using the gloves with a knit cuff, you'll be fine. Don't use cotton inspection gloves since they don't go up your wrist far enough. That's where the problems start. This is what has worked for me for almost 40 years, and I'm perfectly comfortable using them. I don't like leaving my finger prints on pieces I'm finishing. If you're not comfortable, that's okay. Contact me directly should you have additional questions.