sciguy122 Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Have never had a polished marble pointed out to me. Can you tell from this image if this one has been polished? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 This one image doesn't look polished to me. Is that a flake out of it or a reflection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 the ridges in the marble seen at the top of the reflection definitely rull out a machine polish. The most that could have been done(and I doubt it very much) would be a light buff with a rag and some polishing compound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciguy122 Posted November 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 That is what it feels and looks like, a smoothed out flake. Here are other views. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciguy122 Posted November 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 ok thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeyecollector Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Isn't there a simple techniqe that marble polisher Leroy Johnson talked about using Windex spray or liquid dish detergent? Moisten the suspected marble with Windex, then try to pick it up between your thumb and index finger -- polished marbles are slippery and hard to hold. Not an exact science but a start . . . Chime in Leroy. Big Indian, no braid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leroy65 Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Re-conditioned machine made marbles are very hard to detect if done by a very careful Re-conditioner. Popeyecollector is correct about using Windex or dish detergent. Some of the things I use to detect reconditioned marbles are: First I look to see if there are any bursted surface bubbles and if there are I look to see if the rims of the bubble are square or rounded off. Square means re-conditioned. I look for remaining damage scars. Color striping being narrowed by glass removal. Very thin stripping with some area's of the stripping so thin that body glass is starting to show through. Of course you can always use a 20 power magnifying glass to look for streaks and etc. There are other signs, but I can't think of them right off hand. I for one detest using a magnifying glass on marbles. When I look at a marble it isn't to see if I can find damage, but the beauty of the marble and thats why many years ago I started reconditioning marbles. I can renew the beauty of a hurt marble. These are my opinions and mine alone. ----Leroy---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mibtalk Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 Leroy, thanks again for polishing the 1-3/8 emerald green mica with the oxblood core. fabulous marble, haven't sold it yet if any interest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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