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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 463683, member: 5833"][USER=5006]@kyratango[/USER] Any tips for me? Bought this 18K cameo ring, described as hardstone, ignoring the clues that were available in seller's photos, even though not the sharpest:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]158924[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Naturally, the first thing I did was clean her, then clean her some more, with special attention to the line around the edge of the figure where there was considerable accumulation of grime. I wanted to see if my immediate impression with her in hand was correct: she looked like glass.</p><p><br /></p><p>Was being fairly vigorous with the little child's toothbrush I use when there was the sound of a clunk in the sink.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]158925[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Seller has offered to take her back, but she fits me well & is very pretty when she hasn't lost her head. I want to glue her back. However, I am not the handiest person in the world. I need to get enough glue on without getting so much it oozes out around the edges, and I need to get her well positioned (she's tiny) when I don't have the steadiest hands. How would you go about applying the glue & mating the 2 pieces?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 463683, member: 5833"][USER=5006]@kyratango[/USER] Any tips for me? Bought this 18K cameo ring, described as hardstone, ignoring the clues that were available in seller's photos, even though not the sharpest: [ATTACH=full]158924[/ATTACH] Naturally, the first thing I did was clean her, then clean her some more, with special attention to the line around the edge of the figure where there was considerable accumulation of grime. I wanted to see if my immediate impression with her in hand was correct: she looked like glass. Was being fairly vigorous with the little child's toothbrush I use when there was the sound of a clunk in the sink. [ATTACH=full]158925[/ATTACH] Seller has offered to take her back, but she fits me well & is very pretty when she hasn't lost her head. I want to glue her back. However, I am not the handiest person in the world. I need to get enough glue on without getting so much it oozes out around the edges, and I need to get her well positioned (she's tiny) when I don't have the steadiest hands. How would you go about applying the glue & mating the 2 pieces?[/QUOTE]
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