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<p>[QUOTE="kyratango, post: 617192, member: 5006"]Sure it is worth more than 800$ in retail <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>For polishing the opal, I had acceptable result with a 4 faces nail buffer, then a little rub with the Chinese insect wax used on jade. I bought a parcel of that stuff years ago from China, it looks like solid paraffin pieces. Rub a cloth against it and rub the material which need to shine. It saved old jadeite beads which lost their polish, pearl necklace with poor luster, and ivory too!</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_wax" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_wax" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_wax</a></p><p><img src="https://is2.ecplaza.com/ecplaza2/products/9/98/981/22689149/chinese-insect-wax.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><a href="https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/highest-quality-Chinese-insect-wax-for_60610306222.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/highest-quality-Chinese-insect-wax-for_60610306222.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/highest-quality-Chinese-insect-wax-for_60610306222.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kyratango, post: 617192, member: 5006"]Sure it is worth more than 800$ in retail :joyful: For polishing the opal, I had acceptable result with a 4 faces nail buffer, then a little rub with the Chinese insect wax used on jade. I bought a parcel of that stuff years ago from China, it looks like solid paraffin pieces. Rub a cloth against it and rub the material which need to shine. It saved old jadeite beads which lost their polish, pearl necklace with poor luster, and ivory too! [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_wax[/URL] [IMG]https://is2.ecplaza.com/ecplaza2/products/9/98/981/22689149/chinese-insect-wax.jpg[/IMG][URL]https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/highest-quality-Chinese-insect-wax-for_60610306222.html[/URL][/QUOTE]
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