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<p>[QUOTE="JewelryPicker, post: 9728329, member: 20513"]Several days in diluted Simichrome, followed by a few days in more effervescent cleaner and not much change. It definitely “silvered up” a bit, but not significantly. I don’t think diluted Simichrome had any impact at all, which isn’t surprising since it’s an abrasive polish. </p><p><br /></p><p>So after a full 7 days I decided to try direct Simichrome polishing with a Q-tip on a few beads. The dark tarnish came off, but the brassy-gold color remains. I scratch tested a polished bead and results are undeniably positive for at least 925 purity. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]473085[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]473086[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JewelryPicker, post: 9728329, member: 20513"]Several days in diluted Simichrome, followed by a few days in more effervescent cleaner and not much change. It definitely “silvered up” a bit, but not significantly. I don’t think diluted Simichrome had any impact at all, which isn’t surprising since it’s an abrasive polish. So after a full 7 days I decided to try direct Simichrome polishing with a Q-tip on a few beads. The dark tarnish came off, but the brassy-gold color remains. I scratch tested a polished bead and results are undeniably positive for at least 925 purity. [ATTACH=full]473085[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]473086[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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