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Subject:Cleaning jade
Posted By: Bee Thu, May 18, 2017 IP: 2601:0240:c800:76dd:

I have a lovely jade sculpture that has lived in a smokers home for 40 years. I am having trouble cleaning the nicotine off and am wondering why the sculpture is changing shades.

Subject:Re: Cleaning jade
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Sat, May 20, 2017

Soak the craving in warm waster spiked with dish-wash detergent.
Soak for a few days, then see if is the color is back to normal, and if a stronger solution is needed, then use laundry detergent. don't forget, you are washing a stone, and so, nothing can go wrong.
Kep us informed how successful you are. Also, after soaking, sniff, and if it still stinks, stronger solutions!!!!!

Ernest

Subject:Re: Cleaning jade
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Sat, May 20, 2017

Sharp Pictures of "before and after" would be nice.
Ernest


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