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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Joan, post: 3003363, member: 5398&quot;]Your carved MOP earrings are gorgeous. I&#039;ve used acetone to clean carved MOP buttons (photo below) and wonder if the remaining yellowish stuff on your earrings is darkened glue residue. If the earrings were mine, I&#039;d tightly twist the corner of a kleenex/tissue and dip it in acetone (or nail polish remover), then use the tip of a wooden toothpick to push it along a tiny section of the MOP edge and see if the yellow starts to disappear. If so, it&#039;s probably glue. Using too much solvent could loosen the stone, but I might even soak the whole front of the earring in acetone to see if the stone comes out completely, then give it a good clean with acetone, including any glue residue on the silver setting under the stone, then re-glue it with G-S Hypo Cement. Acetone doesn&#039;t damage silver, but if it has a lacquer coating, it will dissolve.&nbsp; <u>Disclaimer:</u> I&#039;ve been known to ruin jewelry by trying to &quot;fix&quot; problems, so proceed with caution if you decide to try this, and be sure to have good ventilation or wear a mask.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]289365[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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