[Jewelry making - Article 00301] - Re: [Orchid] Advising customer how to clean silver

[Rebecca Engel]

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Hi Grace,

    I read your response-post and Simple Green does not remove advanced
    stages of tarnish.  I clean once I notice my samples getting the
    yellow "haze" on the sterling pieces.  The key to keeping silver
    free from tarnish is to not let it get to the grey stage.  At that
    stage, you'll need some silver paste or possibly one of the other
    techniques and a lot more time.  I'm recommending that you keep the
    pieces free from oil, etc as often as possible.  This, of course,
    means when it is out of your hands and in the hands of others, there
    are no promises it will remain tarnish free.... Peter Rowe posted
    his response about acid being the chemical that harms pearls.  I
    believe Simple Green is an alcohol based product.  I've never
    damaged a pearl, fresh or others, with this product and I have
    accidently left a silver/freshwater piece soaking in the concentrate
    for 2-3 hours with no damage to the pearls seen with the naked eye. 

Cheers,  Reba

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