| About the Sterling Silver Finishing Process | | | | some experimentation to perfect. Another interesting |
| A contemporary approach to finishing sterling silver. | | | | thing is the process will not remove any silver from the |
| This method is much less hazardous to your health | | | | surface. These tiny hammers are burnishing the |
| and the environment. Once the molten silver has | | | | surface the same as using a polished steel burnisher |
| cooled and the investment is removed from the sprew | | | | and rubbing it against the surface. The media reach |
| tree the jewelry is steamed and pressure washed. At | | | | into the smallest crevices and channels, easily reaching |
| this point it's bathed in a mild acid to remove any extra | | | | places impossible through hand polishing. The result is |
| leftover material and prepare for the next step. Each | | | | that the surface becomes bright, shiny and |
| cast piece is removed from the sprew tree and | | | | work-hardened. |
| cleaned up with hand tools, files, fine sandpaper and | | | | The hammer effect of these tiny metal shapes |
| the like. If any soldering or assembly is required, it would | | | | actually hardens the surface realigning the molecules |
| be the next step. Once everything is prepared we | | | | making the surface more durable. The jewelry will go |
| move to final finishing. | | | | through this process two or three cycles very from 30 |
| This is the part where some magic happens. Over the | | | | to 90 minutes. With the correct media the process will |
| the years new technology has come to this 5000 year | | | | polish the finest detailed pieces to a brilliant finish. Each |
| old process call 'vibrating centrifugal magnetic finishing". | | | | time the media is moved, washed and returned with |
| Imagine thousands of smooth tiny stainless steel pins | | | | the jewelry to the processor. We use a cola wash the |
| and beads pounding the surface of your jewelry. | | | | media between cycles. "Coke the Real Thing" a whole |
| Depending on the texture and detail of the jewelry | | | | new market! Go green with less dust and health issues |
| surface will determine the size of the finishing material. | | | | or at the very least minimize the exposure. |
| It comes in many sizes and shapes which will require | | | | |