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hello Posts: 200 |
posted 07-29-2005 04:55 PM
  
In case anyone is wondering, yes I did do a search for polishing, but did not find this subject sufficiently addressed. Being fairly new to silver, does anyone have any good advice on polishing gold wash? I have not found anything that does not wear down the thickness of the vermeil yet. I have heard that cream polishes are good to use, but read in another post that dips are good to use. Any advice would be helpful. IP: Logged |
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wev Moderator Posts: 4121 |
posted 07-29-2005 05:17 PM
Ah, gold doesn't tarnish, so I am at a loss as to why you want to do more than wash and dry it with a soft towel. IP: Logged |
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hello Posts: 200 |
posted 07-29-2005 05:28 PM
As in gold wash on sterling silver? Not solid gold obviously. If you look at the Shiebler fork I posted a little farther down, there is definitely tarnish in general, and one dark spot (it is not pitting, just one concentrated tarnish spot.) IP: Logged |
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hello Posts: 200 |
posted 07-29-2005 06:04 PM
And just for the sake of, is washing it with soap all that is necessary? IP: Logged |
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Tad Hale Posts: 120 |
posted 07-29-2005 06:34 PM
Use soap and warm water or a jewelry (dip) cleaner. The creams can sometimes be to abrasive and will wear down the gold wash faster. Do not use a high speed buffer as it will take the gold wash off rather quickly. IP: Logged |
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wev Moderator Posts: 4121 |
posted 07-29-2005 06:57 PM
Use soap and water first; see what that does. If you feel moved to go further, use Wrights silver cream, thinned with water, a soft cloth, and a light touch. Throw any dip polish you run across into the nearest trash can. IP: Logged |
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hello Posts: 200 |
posted 07-29-2005 10:42 PM
I did have my suspicions against using dip, it just seams too easy not to be harmful. Thanks for the tips! IP: Logged |
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