anfysh

I have a marble that is very dull but no pits. It is an emerald, mica , cloud with all mica in one spot. I would like to polish it. I went to the web site you mentioned for the diamond pads. I didn't know what to buy for this purpose. Would the purple, $8 one be OK? Or do I need several with different grits? I have never done this before; do you email or will it appear on the blog? Thanks for info, ANFYSH.

I polish marbles by hand with Swiflex diamond polishing pads. It takes some practice but you can restore badly damaged marbles very well and often even leave the pontils intact (and still keeping the marble round). And the best thing is, you never take off to much glass, because you're doing it by hand, you have total control. I only polish my own marbles, but I'd gladly explain how I do it, if someone is interested. Here are some examples of my polishing work:

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(1-3/8" single pontil cloud)

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(1-5/8" single pontil cloud)

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(2-1/8" onionskin with floating blizzard mica)

I polish marbles by hand with Swiflex diamond polishing pads. It takes some practice but you can restore badly damaged marbles very well and often even leave the pontils intact (and still keeping the marble round). And the best thing is, you never take off to much glass, because you're doing it by hand, you have total control. I only polish my own marbles, but I'd gladly explain how I do it, if someone is interested. Here are some examples of my polishing work:

before:

after:

(1-3/8" single pontil cloud)

before:

after:

(1-5/8" single pontil cloud)

before:

after:

(2-1/8" onionskin with floating blizzard mica)