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<p>[QUOTE="MrNate, post: 2849487, member: 5515"]Great question, and one that I hadn’t put thought into until you asked it. Here’s a few of my observations:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. No matter how much you polish, you will never get rid of the tarnish showing up as you polish more. It certainly decreases but it won’t go away completely.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. I’m results oriented when polishing, focusing on how the item looks, that determines how much I polish.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. When I’m done, I use a wet soft sponge and hot water on the item to get the silver cream out of the cracks and crevices of a piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>4. I dry the piece with a soft cloth and I usually take a polishing cloth and gently polish the piece as the final step. </p><p><br /></p><p>I don’t think getting moisture on a piece has any impact on it getting tarnished faster. I have found that pieces I’ve polished with only a polish cloth tarnish more quickly compared to a piece I’m using a cream on. I hope this helps![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MrNate, post: 2849487, member: 5515"]Great question, and one that I hadn’t put thought into until you asked it. Here’s a few of my observations: 1. No matter how much you polish, you will never get rid of the tarnish showing up as you polish more. It certainly decreases but it won’t go away completely. 2. I’m results oriented when polishing, focusing on how the item looks, that determines how much I polish. 3. When I’m done, I use a wet soft sponge and hot water on the item to get the silver cream out of the cracks and crevices of a piece. 4. I dry the piece with a soft cloth and I usually take a polishing cloth and gently polish the piece as the final step. I don’t think getting moisture on a piece has any impact on it getting tarnished faster. I have found that pieces I’ve polished with only a polish cloth tarnish more quickly compared to a piece I’m using a cream on. I hope this helps![/QUOTE]
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