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<p>[QUOTE="Bev aka thelmasstuff, post: 1529260, member: 23"]PLEASE do not ever use a hot pin. Why people keep promoting this is beyond me. There are actually very expensive collectibles that will melt with a hot pin and destroy the value. Not to mention if you put a hot pin on some plastics they will flare up in your face. I'm not blaming you, I'm blaming the idiot who thought it was a good idea in the first place. I had two very nice 1930s pieces of jewelry made of vintage plastic. One had been 'tested' with a hot pin. I couldn't sell it even though the damage was in the back. The other one sold for $48. This is why you never ever use something that damages an item in order to test it. There are so many options besides that. Sorry for the rant, but we all need to educated sometimes. (getting off soapbox now)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bev aka thelmasstuff, post: 1529260, member: 23"]PLEASE do not ever use a hot pin. Why people keep promoting this is beyond me. There are actually very expensive collectibles that will melt with a hot pin and destroy the value. Not to mention if you put a hot pin on some plastics they will flare up in your face. I'm not blaming you, I'm blaming the idiot who thought it was a good idea in the first place. I had two very nice 1930s pieces of jewelry made of vintage plastic. One had been 'tested' with a hot pin. I couldn't sell it even though the damage was in the back. The other one sold for $48. This is why you never ever use something that damages an item in order to test it. There are so many options besides that. Sorry for the rant, but we all need to educated sometimes. (getting off soapbox now)[/QUOTE]
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