Puerto Rico blend vs abalone vs Touch of Glass

[damdan]

What is the difference in appearance and is it all about bling.

 

[ajw22]

@kimkats is all about bling!

 

[kimkats]

I do LOVE me some bling!!

Lets touch on the abalone shell first with this link:

Abalone Shell Chips and Brown Stains in Diamond Brite Plaster-

Moved from here... Abalone Shell Chips Causing Brown Stains in Diamond Brite Plaster- Hi, Hopefully I can shed some light on your issues. I am ever too familiar with abalone stains. Here is what I have gathered thus far. So, because abalone is a shell and was once alive, they...

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I used to try to get everyone to use it and hand cast it BUT the above thread as well as some others with the same problem I have stopped suggesting it to be on the safe side.

Now I say get the glass beads in clear and light color to bling it out! The sun hitting these beads do a great job of shining bright. Ask to see a bag of beads so you can look through them in the sun to see if they bling enough for you.

Kim

 

[Nikilyn]

The Puerto Rico is a blend of clear, aqua and clear beads that are iridescent. It’s what we have and I like them. Not sure if anyone else pays any attention to them but they make me happy. I like seeing them shine at night with the pool light on.