[Jewelry making - Article 00118] - Re: [Orchid] Florida Brown Silver Tarnish

[Hratch]

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well Liane

    As in my initial answer to your question and problem, I did forget
    to mention that I do use the dip to clean my silver and gold
    pieces,I do have a whole series that is highly textured too. I used
    to use Tarn X,but it has been hard to get and now the places that
    use to carry it are carrying an English liquid dip, I buy mine from
    the supermarket actually. 

    it works really well better then tarnX, since it also leaves a
    temporary protective coating. I think most people have bad
    experiences with dipping because it seems after the initial cleaning
    the metal tarnishes even faster,(open pours) which is true,if you
    don't rinse it real well ; or I basically go one more step to
    rinsing it in a bath of baking soda and hot water to neutralize any
    more reaction and then rinsing in water to get rid of the baking
    soda residue. 

    the Renaissance wax is excellent,but it is not a hardy coating to be
    handled,we used to use it at the museum for good moisturizer of wood
    and ivory and sealing metal that is going to sit in a case somewhere
    in a museum or a gallery. but once it gets handled it will rub off
    the metal. As to the lights emitting gases, I think James had said
    that that wasn't the case which is true, but I think the culprit
    might be the materials in the cases plus the heat from the lights?
    that might speed up the process. 

Hratch Babikian
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