how do you clean silver?
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darthtang aw
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silver polish or silver cleasner, pick it up at any major jeweler.
Originally Posted by alix2.0
http:///forum/post/2656813
i forgot to take my ring off before i went swimming & the chlorine in my pool tarnished it. any ideas?
The best thing I know of is a silver dip. Its a clear liquid that you can get at the supermarket or jewlery store that you just soak your silver in for a few minutes. The tarnish wipes right off after.
http:///forum/post/2656813
i forgot to take my ring off before i went swimming & the chlorine in my pool tarnished it. any ideas?
The best thing I know of is a silver dip. Its a clear liquid that you can get at the supermarket or jewlery store that you just soak your silver in for a few minutes. The tarnish wipes right off after.
coral keeper
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Nice ring.
darthtang aw
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if you own a dremel tool and a SOFT brush head for it, you can polish it yourself.
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markeo99
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ketchup works well for silver and copper as in coins but you have to watch close so the acid dont pit the metal
reefforbrains
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Originally Posted by TeresaQ
http:///forum/post/2657176
toothpaste
Works wonders
So does a melted chocolate bar if your going for a mirror polish for such things as a blower body.
http:///forum/post/2657176
toothpaste
Works wonders
So does a melted chocolate bar if your going for a mirror polish for such things as a blower body.
alix2.0
Active Member
Originally Posted by ReefForBrains
http:///forum/post/2657432
Works wonders
So does a melted chocolate bar if your going for a mirror polish for such things as a blower body.
if ive got a spare chocolate bar laying around im gonna eat it!!! lol
http:///forum/post/2657432
Works wonders
So does a melted chocolate bar if your going for a mirror polish for such things as a blower body.
if ive got a spare chocolate bar laying around im gonna eat it!!! lol
reefforbrains
Active Member
Hey I polish with cholocate all the time for the finish coat.
Cheap and if you have every tried polishing rims or larger peices you go in stages.
Cutting compound, then rubbing, then polishing, then tooshpaste, then chocolate.
You can turn almost anything into a mirror polish with that...(and about 40 man hours)
Cheap and if you have every tried polishing rims or larger peices you go in stages.
Cutting compound, then rubbing, then polishing, then tooshpaste, then chocolate.
You can turn almost anything into a mirror polish with that...(and about 40 man hours)
camfish
Active Member
Originally Posted by ReefForBrains
http:///forum/post/2657444
Hey I polish with cholocate all the time for the finish coat.
Cheap and if you have every tried polishing rims or larger peices you go in stages.
Cutting compound, then rubbing, then polishing, then tooshpaste, then chocolate.
You can turn almost anything into a mirror polish with that...(and about 40 man hours)
Interesting story about that. In scouts we learned like a million ways to make a fire and a pop can and a bar of chocolate was one of them (probably one of the hardest too, just short of using a bow and spindle.) We melted the chocolate in the sun and polished the can with it, then refracted the suns rays to heat up some birdsnest and it actually worked.
yeah, polishing requires MAN hours.
http:///forum/post/2657444
Hey I polish with cholocate all the time for the finish coat.
Cheap and if you have every tried polishing rims or larger peices you go in stages.
Cutting compound, then rubbing, then polishing, then tooshpaste, then chocolate.
You can turn almost anything into a mirror polish with that...(and about 40 man hours)
Interesting story about that. In scouts we learned like a million ways to make a fire and a pop can and a bar of chocolate was one of them (probably one of the hardest too, just short of using a bow and spindle.) We melted the chocolate in the sun and polished the can with it, then refracted the suns rays to heat up some birdsnest and it actually worked.
yeah, polishing requires MAN hours.
angler man
Member
Originally Posted by ReefForBrains
http:///forum/post/2657432
Works wonders
So does a melted chocolate bar if your going for a mirror polish for such things as a blower body.
What does a chocolate bar contain to be used as a buffer? Would a bar of soap work?
http:///forum/post/2657432
Works wonders
So does a melted chocolate bar if your going for a mirror polish for such things as a blower body.
What does a chocolate bar contain to be used as a buffer? Would a bar of soap work?
shinobi9119
Active Member
toothpaste
reefforbrains
Active Member
Originally Posted by Angler man
http:///forum/post/2658056
What does a chocolate bar contain to be used as a buffer? Would a bar of soap work?
I dont know what in chocolate does it exactly. Just taking a guess I would say probably the sugar. Just plain dry sugar would be too aggressive, and would break down too quickly in water. Melted chocolate is just right.
Soap wont do it for actually buffing something. Just wont cut like cholocate will.
Sorry I dont have anything more scientific for an answer to the question. I have done it for a very long time and it works great. There are a few of the high grade polishes that do work a bit better but they are very expensive compared to only a few dollars in chocolate bars.
http:///forum/post/2658056
What does a chocolate bar contain to be used as a buffer? Would a bar of soap work?
I dont know what in chocolate does it exactly. Just taking a guess I would say probably the sugar. Just plain dry sugar would be too aggressive, and would break down too quickly in water. Melted chocolate is just right.
Soap wont do it for actually buffing something. Just wont cut like cholocate will.
Sorry I dont have anything more scientific for an answer to the question. I have done it for a very long time and it works great. There are a few of the high grade polishes that do work a bit better but they are very expensive compared to only a few dollars in chocolate bars.