[Jewelry making - Article 00063] - [Orchid] buying an ionic cleaner

[linlahlum]

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Hello: 

    Thanks to postings here, I'm about to buy an ionic cleaner. Before I
    go ahead with it, I'd like to ask some questions of those who use
    them. 

    These cleaners really do remove tarnish from sterling silver?
    Because that's really mostly what I want it for, to clean my unsold
    tarnished pieces, or consignment returns from stores. This stuff
    always piles up, because I hate cleaning it. I'm not cleaning
    customers' dirty jewelry, so no caked-on gunk, just lots of tarnish.
    How is it on residues of polishing compound, like rouge or Zam?
    Although that would be  a secondary use. I have no immediate plans
    to buy an ultrasonic(have an old discard from lab work sitting in
    the basement, waiting for me to look into repairing it...). 

    I've tried the trick with aluminum foil and washing soda, but it
    left the polished pieces looking still a little dull, and I still
    had to hand-polish afterward. Tarnex, too, always seems to leave the
    pieces a little dull; and all the rinsing necessary is tedious. 

    Suzanne mentioned the turbo unit: if it really does work better,
    I'll probably go for that one. 

    I've looked on the web, and the only manufacturer I find is
    Speedbrite. Is this correct? They are the only makers of ionic
    cleaners? 

Thanks for the help...
Lin Lahlum


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