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Instructions
Instructions
Clean your silver. Use untreated cotton gloves or form-fitting nitrile gloves when handling your silver to avoid your fingerprints tarnishing the piece. Nitrile gloves are strong, disposable latex gloves that have a high resistance to various oils and acids. Do not clean your silver in a dishwasher. Use silver polish. Some of the less abrasive cleaners include: 3M Tarni-Shield Polish, Twinkle Silver Polish, Blitz Care Polish, and Weiman Silver Polish. After use, keep the polish container closed, polish becomes abrasive upon drying and can harm your silver pieces.
Use a chemical dip for heavy black tarnish that cannot be removed with liquid polishes. Chemical dips can be applied with a sponge or cotton ball. Chemical dips comprise corrosive acid so the process should be performed by a qualified restorer.
Carefully store your silver to minimize tarnish in the first place. Wrap each piece with tissue paper or a commercial product such as Pacific Silvercloth before sealing inside polyethylene bags; include desiccated silica gel and activated charcoal for additional protection.
Use a rouge cloth, to restore any silver piece with heavy tarnish. Rouge cloth contains a polishing agent on one side, while the other side can be used for buffing. When cleaning silver after use, make sure to use liquid detergent free of lemon-scented agents and phosphate.