Comments on: How to Prevent Tool Marks on Jewelry Metal?

By: Helen Culwell

Helen Culwell — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 14:52:55 +0000

I’m another user of Tool Magic and suggest trying that method of mar protection.

By: Charlene Anderson

Charlene Anderson — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 19:39:47 +0000

I love Tool Magic…does a great job and can be easily removed. You can find it on Amazon.

By: Christine Rehkop

Christine Rehkop — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 20:40:05 +0000

I use Tool Magic on my jewelry tools, it helps prevent marring your creations.

By: Pamela Paskell

Pamela Paskell — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 15:45:17 +0000

I found electricians tape does it for me. It wraps tight around the plier ends and lasts for a while.

By: Deb

Deb — Sat, 07 May 2016 01:23:08 +0000

I have tried many things, duck tape works rather well (but needs replacing often). I also keep an eyeglass cloth handy and use that to protect the “front” of the piece of wire, between the tool and the wire.

By: Dee Stillman

Dee Stillman — Wed, 04 May 2016 00:26:41 +0000

You could wrap the ends of your pliers with a small piece of blue painter’s tape. That will provide cushion without compromising the grip.

By: Nancy Bailey

Nancy Bailey — Tue, 03 May 2016 19:42:05 +0000

A metal file works well to get out any marks. We get special small files from Rio Grande Jewelry Supply. Because we work with sterling silver, it does tend to mar easily.

By: Mimi A

Mimi A — Tue, 03 May 2016 13:01:03 +0000

You may also want to invest in a tumbler and tumble your piece with stainless steel shot when it is finished. Not all jewelry should be tumbled with shot…best to look up what metal you are working in first.
Also, as you get used to working with pliers your ‘death grip’ will lessen, I promise!

By: Rena Klingenberg

Rena Klingenberg — Tue, 03 May 2016 09:53:54 +0000

Suzy, great tips from Sarah above! Also, you may find more helpful tips in my video, 6 Ways to Make Higher Quality Wire Jewelry.

By: Sarah S.

Sarah S. — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 00:39:23 +0000

first thing is to make sure you are using pliers designed for jewelry work. they should not have any ridges/teeth. Next, you can pad the pliers with masking tape or with a rubber product such as tool magic. You can also look into get nylon jawed pliers.