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vathek Posts: 966 Registered: Jun 99	posted 10-05-2009 02:50 PM Does anyone have any good suggestions for cleaning filigree silver. I can get the surface only shiny, but not the rest of it. thanks. IP: Logged
swarter Moderator Posts: 2920 Registered: May 2003	posted 10-05-2009 03:56 PM sounds like a job for an ulltrasonic cleaner IP: Logged
argentum1 Posts: 602 Registered: Apr 2004	posted 10-05-2009 04:24 PM Just a possibility---clean the surface and leave the inside dark. That would add definition to a complex pattern. This is done on metals as well as furniture. It acts as an accent element. IP: Logged
agleopar Posts: 850 Registered: Jun 2004	posted 10-05-2009 08:58 PM I like Argentum's sugestion but if you want it to look more like new then the first thing to try is a soft tooth brush with silver polish. Then use dish detergent and hot water and the tooth brush again, rub dry. This will still leave some tarnish. If you want to go further clean as above and then use silver dip. Not something I like to recomend (but for a one off clean it does the trick) after polish lightly with a cloth ( rub the polish lightly into the cloth so you do not gunk up the filigree) rinse with detergent and tooth brush, dry well. Swarters sugestion of an ultrasonic cleaner would save you some work but you would still have to polish or dip. IP: Logged

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