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Cerium Oxide alternative?
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<blockquote data-quote="AtomRat" data-source="post: 177023" data-attributes="member: 3111"><p>Velvet soap? Isn't that from the 40's? Lol</p><p>I think..I've seen it in Safeway, so thanks for that tip I'll give it a go.</p><p></p><p>For the moment I am just having fun practicing cabbing using clear quartz as it seems to take a lot longer to clear out marks and surface abraision on them compared to all the other stones I've cabbed. So its a little challenge spending a lot more time to get a nice finish on the clear quartz ( usually with tourmaline spikes / fibre for an eye catcher ). If you know a rock that takes even longer I'd love to know, or would it be anything above quartz on the hardness scale as I've never done sapphire, topaz, diamond..etc</p><p></p><p>Also thanks for letting me know tin oxide.. I've got a 5 gallon bucket next to me right now.. My mother used it for pottery <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AtomRat, post: 177023, member: 3111"] Velvet soap? Isn't that from the 40's? Lol I think..I've seen it in Safeway, so thanks for that tip I'll give it a go. For the moment I am just having fun practicing cabbing using clear quartz as it seems to take a lot longer to clear out marks and surface abraision on them compared to all the other stones I've cabbed. So its a little challenge spending a lot more time to get a nice finish on the clear quartz ( usually with tourmaline spikes / fibre for an eye catcher ). If you know a rock that takes even longer I'd love to know, or would it be anything above quartz on the hardness scale as I've never done sapphire, topaz, diamond..etc Also thanks for letting me know tin oxide.. I've got a 5 gallon bucket next to me right now.. My mother used it for pottery :) [/QUOTE]
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