I can't speak for the ones with the metal falling off, but I have two H enamel bangles from around 2005 (I bought them from the boutique) that had terrible patina and nasty, moldy-looking staining on the palladium. When I asked my H salesperson last month if they could be fixed, she said "just go buy an good art eraser, and rub all the metal surfaces with it." Lo and behold, they're as good as new now. If it's only bad mottling and patina, it might be as easy as five minutes with a $2 art eraser.
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I can't speak for the ones with the metal falling off, but I have two H enamel bangles from around 2005 (I bought them from the boutique) that had terrible patina and nasty, moldy-looking staining on the palladium. When I asked my H salesperson last month if they could be fixed, she said "just go buy an good art eraser, and rub all the metal surfaces with it." Lo and behold, they're as good as new now. If it's only bad mottling and patina, it might be as easy as five minutes with a $2 art eraser.
Glad it helps! Nobody could have been more surprised than me to discover that this technique works.
Thats a great tip thanks! Either way I'll go for them, I'm thinking if Hermes doesn't have a service then I'll try taking them to me jeweller and seeing what he can do.
I think H will replace the metal rims. I have no idea how much this costs, however.
Hi BKKTina - That was a useful tip. Could you please post "before and after" pics on your next attempt?
Thanks loads!
What an incredible collection!!!!!
. thanks for sharingHi BKKTina - That was a useful tip. Could you please post "before and after" pics on your next attempt?
Shoot! I should have thought of that. I probably would have if I'd expected it to work
I don't have any other enamels in the "before" condition now, but here's a shot of one of the "afters." Before, this piece was so bad I never wore it--really moldy looking, nasty patina.
Obviously, you can tell the eraser did nothing at all for the scratches on it (this was a well-loved piece of mine for many years), but I wouldn't exactly have expected it to!
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Shoot! I should have thought of that. I probably would have if I'd expected it to work
I don't have any other enamels in the "before" condition now, but here's a shot of one of the "afters." Before, this piece was so bad I never wore it--really moldy looking, nasty patina.
Obviously, you can tell the eraser did nothing at all for the scratches on it (this was a well-loved piece of mine for many years), but I wouldn't exactly have expected it to!
Perfection and job well done, BKKTina!! That enamel looks new.
Oh my goodness, your bangle looks like new again. Thanks again for sharing.Shoot! I should have thought of that. I probably would have if I'd expected it to work
I don't have any other enamels in the "before" condition now, but here's a shot of one of the "afters." Before, this piece was so bad I never wore it--really moldy looking, nasty patina.
Obviously, you can tell the eraser did nothing at all for the scratches on it (this was a well-loved piece of mine for many years), but I wouldn't exactly have expected it to!
Perfection and job well done, BKKTina!! That enamel looks new.
Woohoo! Thank you VigeeLeBrun
Oh my goodness, your bangle looks like new again. Thanks again for sharing.
I will say that there are still some small areas of imperfection and mottling in the worst areas, especially by the inside edges. I'm going to try the eraser on them again when we get home from Dub (and I'll see if pictures can capture any difference). But overall, I'm so pleased!
Hi ladies, I'm new to the forum and have a few questions on the enamels -
Do Hermes ever re-release patterns - e.g Capitales? Or is my only hope buying secondhand online??
My current collection consists of a wide black Clic and narrow Rose Dragee Clic. Wanting to add some caleche bracelets into the mix. Does anyone have a photo of their Clic with matching caleche?? Thinking about getting a narrow black caleche and narrow Rose Dragee to stack as a set - black set and pale pink set... Thoughts?
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Do Hermes ever re-release patterns - e.g Capitales? Or is my only hope buying secondhand online??
My current collection consists of a wide black Clic and narrow Rose Dragee Clic. Wanting to add some caleche bracelets into the mix. Does anyone have a photo of their Clic with matching caleche?? Thinking about getting a narrow black caleche and narrow Rose Dragee to stack as a set - black set and pale pink set... Thoughts?
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