How To Polish Hand Stamped Jewelry

You have just started on your new hobby of creating hand-stamped jewelry. You have applied the oxidization solution with a cotton swab and the item has turned dark brown to black. Now you need to polish away the oxidization from the raised areas and leave the recessed areas black.

You will need a motor-driven polisher. One inexpensive tool you can purchase is a Dremel handheld tool. It is a handy little device that allows you to change out the tool you are using simply. For instance, you can use sanding drums, polishing wheels, steel brushes, wire brushes, there are so many to choose from!

You would hold the Dremel in one hand with your jewelry item in the other hand. Be careful, the Dremel does rotate much faster than is needed for polishing. Your jewelry item will heat up quite quickly and be hot to the touch. You may have to take a few seconds to allow the jewelry item to cool off so it can be handled again. Begin by polishing the raised areas, the oxidization should quickly come off. You can polish the recessed areas as much you can, most of the oxidization will stay in the recessed area and be unable to remove.

You can also use a bench polisher. These are much heavier and have bigger polishing wheels. They sit on top of a work bench or other sturdy tabletop. One recommended brand is Foredom. They are a benefit over the Dremel because you can use both hands to hold the jewelry. They also have variable rotation speed, and can be outfitted with various sizes of polishing wheels.

By: Uptown Studio

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