Will Bakelite Test Green?

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  1. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

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    kardinalisimo, Mar 12, 2020
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  2. flipper

    flipper Striving to face adversity with tact and humor

    According to someone besides myself,
    Tests for Genuine Bakelite Look-alike materials such as modern hard plastics, will not leave any color on the swab or will leave a smear the same the color as the plastic (blue plastic will leave a blue smear, etc.)
     
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  3. terry5732

    terry5732 Well-Known Member

    I can't imagine what the white powder you're using is. A real test is to use something that reacts with the formaldehyde to produce a yellow. Dimethyl Benzyl Ammonium Chloride in Formula 409 or ammonium oleate in Simichrome.
     
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  4. Mill Cove Treasures

    Mill Cove Treasures Well-Known Member

    This photograph is a side by side of test of two different colored Bakelite bracelets using Simichrome. Both test as the same color.

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    Mill Cove Treasures, Mar 13, 2020
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  5. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    Baking soda, works just fine. The photo is for different type of green, like my other bangle.
     
    kardinalisimo, Mar 13, 2020
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  6. Mill Cove Treasures

    Mill Cove Treasures Well-Known Member

    I'm confused. What do you mean by a different type of green?
     
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  7. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

    It looks like the 3rd bangle has some kid of colored finish, paint, stain or varnish. The baking soda removed it. If it were Bakelite underneath I would think you would have gotten some yellow on the swab. Did you test the same area twice?
     
    Marie Forjan, Mar 13, 2020
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