posted 11-23-2015 09:04 PM            

I applied it with a rag -- essentially a white tee shirt. Yeow. Deep black tarnish immediately on the rag. I couldn't believe how quickly it worked. Per the instructions, I then buffed it with another similar rag (I also later tried a soft microfiber). If I did not buff enough, there was a slight sheen (like a slight smear) on the surface, but that seemed to disappear if I buffed a bit more.

Jeff Herman's site also lists Wright's Silver Cream as "fairly abrasive" -- i.e. one step higher on the abrasion scale. I have used that without the immediate effect of Weiman's....which seems counter to what you'd expect.

So here's my question: Is this stuff too good to be true? I've tried a lot of the low-abrasion polishes -- the sort where you rub and rub with the little sponge, and it seems as tho' very little tarnish comes off. So you have to wonder: less abrasive product vs more physical rubbing/abrasion...where is the tradeoff? On the other hand, I have always understood that a quick fix is usually bad -- a sign of high abrasion. I have no idea where the data on abrasion on Jeff Herman's site comes from.

posted 11-24-2015 12:27 AM            

My last choice is anything with rouge (abrasive - usually a pinkish color). The following requires a little more elbow grease.

I start with soap (usually dawn) and water. Different finishes and different degrees of tarnish will require many different approaches. So what I use next can vary greatly. I think nevr-dull is a good step back from the more abrasive rouge containing polishes. The wadding in nevr-dull is the abrasive and the wadding is impregnated with some sort mineral spirits like substance. The mineral spirits acts as a mild solvent and lubricant. I don't know if the following is factual but I believe the "mineral spirits/oil" helps minimize future tarnishing.