[Jewelry making - Article 00079] - Re: [Orchid] Argentium - How to tarnish it quickly!

[Cynthia Eid]

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Hi Donna,

    I seem to have returned from Haystack, in Maine, just in time to
    read your interesting post. Thanks for the thanks! And thank you for
    sharing an interesting situation. I think that you have done a good
    analysis! 

    I think that the blue pickle-- containing a lot of copper-- might be
    part of the problem, though my pickle is blue, too...  I think that
    the brass brush is possibly a problem, though I use a brass brush,
    too----I always use it with soapy water as a lubricant, so that the
    brass brush burnishes, rather than being abrasive, and the
    lubricating soapy water helps to ensure that the brass does not rub
    onto the silver.  Did you use soapy water with your brass brush?  

    Another question, since you mention tarnish 'spots": Did you dry
    the silver with a cloth, rather than let it air dry? 

    The other suggestion I have is to use Goddard's Long Shine Silver
    Cloth as the final finishing step. (I use the liquid form for silver
    with deep textures.) Something about the chemicals in this cloth (and
    liquid) enhance the protection of the germanium oxide of the
    Argentium Sterling Silver.  I hope this helps! 

All best,
Cynthia Eid
http://www.cynthiaeid.com

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