FAQS- Resin Care

Resin Care
Resin is a strong material, however, can be fragile against hard surfaces, such as concrete, slate, steel, and wood. Please be careful not to knock or drop your Polka Luka piece against these surfaces- especially bangles or homewares.

Resin can sometimes appear dry on the surface- you can restore/maintain sheen on a longer term basis by rubbing a few drops of any kind of oil or moisturiser every now and then. If your resin piece becomes dirty (i.e white resin pieces), simply wash with jif/gumption dishwash. 

Homewares Care
In addition to the above advice about resin care, here is how to best care for your homewares piece: Hand wash homewares with warm water & dish wash (any kind). While our resin homewares will tolerate the dishwasher, for longevity, hand wash is recommended. Resin is not heat proof and therefore should not be used in the microwave, dishwasher, or on a hotplate. Recommended for Cold and warm food service only. If your homewares appear dull, apply any kind of food oil (olive oil etc), and rub with a cloth. Avoid using sharpened knives on the surface. If the surface becomes scratched, sand lightly with fine sandpaper, wash, then oil. 

Jewellery Care

Necklaces
Necklaces strung on Satin and wax cotton cord: The satin cord is hand dyed to ensure the colour is custom matched to the bead.

Wire: Polka Luka uses “softflex” non-kink 49 strand stainless steel nylon coated jewellery wire. Polka Luka uses silver plated findings- crimps, crimp covers, and clasps. Necklaces strung on wire are always the most delicate. When not wearing necklaces, it is best to lay them flat, and never bend or ‘scrunch’ the necklace.

Earrings: 90% of styles use sterling silver. Some will use stainless steel- each product page notes the materials used for hooks.

Brooches: When not wearing your brooch, please handle carefully. Please do not leave your brooch in direct sunlight (so the glue does not deteriorate).

Design & Production
All Polka Luka products are made by hand. Master pieces are made from clay or plasticine; moulds for all beads, bangles, and rings are then hand cast using these masters. Once we have the moulds, we hand mix the colour-dyes, resin and catalystand hand-pour the resin into the mould. The catalyst causes the resin to harden (cure). Once cured, the piece is then taken out of the mould, then bevelled, sanded, polished, and, for necklaces, strung by hand. As all our products are handmade, you may therefore see some small individual variation in shape and sometimes colour of the pieces. Designed in Australia and hand made in small batches in our mini workshop in Bali, Indonesia.