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    Posted 8 years ago

    freiheit
    (1224 items)

    I am not sure if this is Lucite or some other kind of plastic but I am sure it is a few decades old. The clip-on earrings were found in excellent shape but the hardware needs some gentile cleaning.

    The ring was in pretty bad shape but I brought it back to life. I used a soft cloth and toothpaste to polish it. Now it looks in great shape.

    Thanks for looking:)

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    1. Efesgirl Efesgirl, 8 years ago
      Your stuff matches my stuff! The ring looks wonderful - what brand of toothpaste did you use? I need to polish up my faux tortoise shell items. Lucite jewelry is seamless.
    2. freiheit freiheit, 8 years ago
      Thanks for your comment, Efesgirl. I stay away from anything with seams because most of it feels very light and sometimes looks rather cheep. So no seems, but I am not sure what it is, but I am sure it is NOT Bakelite.
      I use any white toothpaste, not the gel ones. I put a thin layer, let it dry and then polish it. If needed, I repeat it several times. This takes care of most scratches and gives back the luster.
    3. Efesgirl Efesgirl, 8 years ago
      I'll have to pick up a tube of white toothpaste and get busy polishing my stuff. Circular motions or straight across?
    4. freiheit freiheit, 8 years ago
      Efesgirl, you are asking too much - LOL! I just heard that it works on the plastic light covers of cars and I thought if it works on this stuff, it will surely work on my plastic jewelry. And sure enough, it really works! I also remembered that my grandma used toothpaste to clean some of her silver. My tip would be to try it on a piece of lesser value first!
    5. Efesgirl Efesgirl, 8 years ago
      Hahahaha!!! I'll try it on a corner of the box that's in need of brightening and see how it goes.
      Toothpaste isn't recommended for silver because it can scratch it rather than restore the shine.
    6. Efesgirl Efesgirl, 8 years ago
      I know there are websites that recommend toothpaste for silver, however:

      http://www.ebay.com/gds/The-Do-s-and-Don-ts-of-Cleaning-Silver-/10000000177627480/g.html
    7. freiheit freiheit, 8 years ago
      Mary, I don't seem to be able to find Simichrome in Canada. I'll pick some up when I go to the States next time. I even checked out what's in Simichrome to see if I can find something similar here but so far no luck. I never heard of Novus. I'll look into it too:)
    8. freiheit freiheit, 8 years ago
      Mary, many thanks for your valuable information. I will follow up on the lead you provided. And yes, I will be careful. I learned my lesson the hard way. Now I either leave things the way they are, use what I know will do no damage, or experiment only on pieces that I can spare to lose:)

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