 Hey, bolo buddies. Thanks for watching. All right in this video We are going to test some items to see if they are Bakelite a few of these items are coming to what not So be sure to follow me over there and look for that in a future show I am Bolo buddies all one word on what not and you can use my link down below that will get you $15 to shop All right, let's get started All right, Bolo buddies. We are going to talk about testing for Bakelite So first off, I'm just going to grab something that I'm pretty certain is not Bakelite What I like to do is take a wet towel and just wipe off the surface where I'm going to actually be testing That way there's no dirt that's going to kind of skew my testing results So the first one I have cleaned the area. I do not believe this is Bakelite, but I could be wrong We are going to go ahead and we're going to take a semi-chrome. This is what I use. It's pretty inexpensive I just ordered mine off of eBay And I'm going to put it on a q-tip And I'm going to take it and I'm going to go across the surface right here And you can see That it is just Kind of a pink color, which is the color of the semi-chrome. So this is just plastic. It is not Bakelite I don't know what kind of plastic, but it is not Bakelite and Then I will wipe off that area again just to clean that off now here is a serracove necklace piece Again, I don't think this is Bakelite, but I'm honestly not a hundred percent sure So I am going to clean the surface I'm actually probably going to test it on the back here. Just I've never seen this in my chrome do anything to the product but Just to be safe. So let me put a little more of this. I'm just going to barely Barely put just a tad bit on here That's actually too much So I'm going to scrape some off. I mean literally you have to use just so little Okay, and then I'm going to come over here and I'm gonna run it across and You can see it is still pink And that's what I mean about getting the dirt off because you can see there's some dirt And I even wiped it down. So make sure you wipe things down good This did not test for Bakelite All right, the next item I'm pretty certain I'm actually certain because I already tested it But when I saw it I was pretty certain that it was Bakelite This is a handmade brooch out of a game piece and I have sold game pieces that are Bakelite so Had a good feeling about this one, but I wasn't sure So I'm going to test it in front of you guys and the last thing I'm going to test today is amazing It's something I found in a junk box and I'm not sure what it is So I'm hoping you guys can help me out with that But I'm also going to show you a couple other bracelets and then I'll show you that thing last Okay, so I've got the pink stuff the semi-chrome and I'm going to run it across here And this is what it's going to look like if it is actually Bakelite But I'm going to test a few more products just to show you guys See how it has turned a clear orange color That is Bakelite Okay Now let me grab Something that is not this color a different color of Bakelite and show you I'm going to wipe this off first Make sure to get it clean. I do actually have two of these so I'm going to test this other one real quick I'm pretty sure it's the same it's the same game piece But just to be sure I want to go ahead and just test it because I'm going to be putting this over on what not So I just want to make sure that it is actually Bakelite and This one was probably a brooch in the back fell off So you can see there is a clear orange color. So yes, that is confirmed Bakelite Okay So I will probably take this one and add a pin on the back and make this a brooch again If I can find a pin Otherwise, I'll just sell it as is and somebody can fix it, but this one actually has some dangles on it. It's really pretty So those will be coming to a future what not show. So I hope you guys will follow me on what not I Do online auctions over there? So we're going to test this green piece There is a coupon down below that will get you $15 off Actually, it's $15 credit towards your first purchase if you use my what not link to join So definitely do that and come see me. Alright, so I'm putting my pink pink semi chrome on here Let's just get a little bit of that on here It's on there and we're going to take this green bracelet. I've already wiped it And we're just going to run it over it and we're going to see if this is Bakelite I'm pretty sure this one was Bakelite It's green and you can see it turned the same orange color. It didn't turn green. It turns this orange color All right, so that one is a confirmed Bakelite bracelet and just let me show you What this looks like Isn't it beautiful It's absolutely awesome. Okay now this one is Amazing it's got like I don't know if it's brass or I don't know what's inside. I'm not really great with jewelry you guys I'm just going to be honest But Bakelite I do know how to test for so I thought I would pass on that knowledge to you guys If you don't know and again the piece we're going to test at the end. I'm not even sure what to do with it It's so incredible. Okay, so here it is We're going to run this over The piece and I just like to rub it real good and then we're going to see see that one Let me do it harder. I think I was in an area that Didn't have a lot of the semi chrome on it. There we go. Oh That's weird never seen that happen. Oh, I think there was something on here. Let me get another Q-tip and let's try that again What on earth maybe it hit the metal. Do you think it hit the metal? I Don't know. I'm gonna wipe it all down again. We're gonna try again. That was weird. Okay, so I got a lot on there We're gonna run it over this again And we should get that dark yellow color and that one's not coming off as dark Let me just keep rubbing it here. I'm pretty sure this one was yeah. I mean, it's just not as dark So if anybody has any tips as to why this one is not as dark as the other ones Let me know. I am curious. I just need to keep rubbing it I mean, it's definitely got an orange tint to it. So I don't know If anybody has any feedback would love that down in the comments, but I'm pretty certain that one is Bakelite as well Okay, now this is what I found in like a junk box and I'm like, what is this? I still do not have any idea, but I'm like that sure looks like Bakelite I think I'm gonna test this for maybe Sterling also. I don't know that it is. I probably could take a Magnet and see if it sticks to a magnet Let's see. I have a magnet right here It does not stick to a magnet So that's not and that does not confirm it, but I know that's one test But how beautiful is this? It all looks maybe artisan made And this is the back. Does anybody know what this is? so it's two pieces and My husband's like, well, I think that hooks into there like that and I'm like, okay Well, that makes sense, but what is it? So neither one of us know So let's test it for Bakelite and just see if it is I've already tested it guys But I wanted to test it for you. So we're gonna get this here I've got way too much on there Okay, so I'm gonna run this over the brown area and you can see it's clearly Bakelite So I'm gonna wipe that off now I did test Inside of here also it was tricky. I had to like take my q-tip in there and it tested for Bakelite also I'll just show you but man. Oh man It is a little bit difficult to actually test because it's in such an awkward spot So I'm just gonna run it across here like this and you can see it is also yellow But again, I want to make sure that I get that off I don't know if it would actually I don't think it damages it, but I don't know I don't know enough about it. So I just make sure that I take a damp wet cloth Not like drenched, you know, but something that is wet And I get that off of there So if anybody knows what that piece is now, I'm like intrigued and curious about this one again I just want to test it again in a different spot and just keep testing it. I'm wiping it down I'm gonna test it again because it's driving me bonkers Let me get a fresh q-tip here And I'm gonna put a lot on it this time So we're really gonna put a lot of paint on it. So you can see what color it is before I'm just gonna rub it. I mean it definitely changed. I think it's definitely Bakelite. Now again Let me show you one that is not Bakelite Just so you can compare What I'm talking about here Get another q-tip So we're gonna go with That has some alright. Let's go with this one again Okay, because this one actually I would think oh it could be and we'll test it down here a bigger area And you can see there is absolutely no change No change. It's still has like a pink look to it. So that is not Bakelite So if I take this same pink and rub it over this one You can see it turns so not as deep and dark as those other ones But definitely changes. So I'm gonna confirm that this is probably Bakelite and That this is definitely just some sort of plastic and we'll get those wiped off All right, you guys, I hope this was helpful and I hope somebody can tell me what on earth This is All right, I will see you on what not and thanks for watching