Thank you for your wonderful video Semichrome is great for polishing metal. Very good for polishing Chrome on Motorcycles. Good for getting the bluing off your pipes On your Bonneville. Wow didn't know Bakelite jewelry was collectible. It was used extensively in electronics as it doesn't conduct electricity and could easily be molded to required shapes. AK-74 magazines were first made of Bakelite. Nice light Brown color with swirls. They too have become collectable as they are no longer imported. They have a number imprinted that tells which armory made them. Hope I didn't 'trigger' anyone but to me they are pretty. Cheers
have you done a tutorial on this hairstyle yet? if not, would you ever consider? it's so, so adorable and i would looove to recreate it. also, just found your channel and i'm in love with it!
Thank you. Sure thing, the strict definition of patina is related to metal but is also commonly used to describe the brown film that occurs in aged Bakelite items.
Great video! I watched 3 others on the same topic and they either did not show me the "false positives", did not give clear comparisons, or gave me an uneasy feeling in their confidence on the subject. Ordering my Semichrome now... time to test that "cherry amber bakelite" necklace I have. I just did the clunk test and the smell test and I like what I am hearing and smelling. Thanks!
Hi! Another tidbit I would enjoy knowing is how do you hand-polish (and what do you use) for your plastic, resin, lucite or bakelite jewelry. (How about a jeweler's rouge cloth?) If you do a search on this , all you get is how to test to see if it's bakelite or not. Thanks!
@@FitfullyVintage I was just searching for "bakelite". And you were the first to come up. I found out its chemical composition and how its made on another video. But I learned from yours. Again, thanks!
Hello. Thanks for all the info you gave us. I like Bakelite antique radios. I use a product called Novus number 2 plastic polish. Novus is a clear to beige color. When you use this to polish Bakelite I have noticed that it gives the smell you are talking about and at the same time it leaves the brownish nicotine stain on the cleaning cloth. Give Novus a go and hope it helps. I didn't know that what I use to clean my Bakelite items can be used to test for Authenticity. I use both Semichrome and Novus. Semichrome to polish the antique chassis of the antique radio and Novus to polish up the bakelite along with Johnsons paste wax to shine up the Bakelite. Just noticed this video is a year old, Cheers from Chicago.
Don't know if they have it over in the UK, but you should try brazzo! It's a bit more of a paste, but it still a polisher. I think the consistency is what gives the better result
Like nigella lawson of the plastic world. Soothing voice and a Bobby dazzler. Interesting thanks. I knew tests for amber but not bakelite, most bakelite I can tell by weight or design but it's nice to know about the friction test as when I'm out and about it's a bit intrusive to whip out the polychrome.
Hi Natalie. Thanks for the vid. Do you know if any other metal polish works? There is a product called Peak which has been around for years and also Autosol. Thanks
I love that jewelry, I live in NY there's a TON of thrift vintage shops I will definitely try this out there. (although i will look like a freak rubbing jewelry against my jeans) ;-)
great video.I bought a cute bakelight broach that was a little red anchor.I cannot find it anywhere.I worry I threw it out in a bag.I just hope I packed it in a safe place and can't remember where.If I find it I will test it.
i think i found bakelite or celluloid disk necklace. red cream and tannish color...but it's dull not shiny? looks like it can be polished.... can it be either? it's quite weighty.
I have a piece that smells like smokey mesquite? When I run it under hot water it smells even smokier can you advise me on what kind of plastic that would be?
I'm in the US and can't find simichome anywhere 😩 but I just heard you say scrubbing bubbles that's easy to find but they make so many kinds of it which one do you recommend ??
