To maintain a beautiful shine on all your metal jewellery, ornaments etc. you can regularly polish them.
Now this is a bit of a time consuming task, so in the 1950’s the British Museum invented a micro-crystalline wax which helps retain the finish on metal articles for use in restoration and galleries.
This wax is called ‘Micro-crystalline Renaissance Wax’ and greatly reduces the time spent polishing your collections.
HOW TO APPLY RENAISSANCE WAX:
Purchase a pot of Renaissance wax (easily found on many websites online, I bought mine on eBay for about a fiver) and a lint free cloth (also bought on eBay)
Make sure your chosen metal article(s) are clean and free from dust and have the desired patina effect (ie, treated with liver of sulphur for a dark patina or put in the tumbler for a bright shiny finish).
First you pick up the lint free cloth and dip it into the renaissance wax so that a space about as big as a fingertip is coated in the wax, and apply to one side of the metal loosely. The wax will look gooey and be quite thick at this stage, leave the piece to dry for a couple of minutes.
Pick up a dry corner of your lint free cloth and buff the metal gently until the wax has disappeared.
Now repeat all the steps on the other side of the metal, and depending on the size of the article you may need to add a second coating to both sides.
You have a beautiful finish to your metal that will last for much longer than if you left the pieces to oxidize in the air. The wax has applied a very thin layer of protection and has been used by professionals and hobbyists since its invention.
It is by far the best wax out there so don’t settle for anything less than Micro-crystalline Renaissance Wax!
Of course there will eventually come a time when you need to polish your jewellery using a specialist silver cloth, these cloths can be used for silver, brass and copper jewellery and ornaments.
I find polishing jewellery very relaxing and therapeutic, I hope you do too :)
