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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Barbara W. Preston, post: 4299353, member: 13943&quot;]I do agree with Bev aka Thelmastuff.&nbsp; As museum furnishings chairman for the Richards-DAR House Museum in Mobile, Alabama, I have make a list of the products that are allowed to be used in cleaning at the museum and those items are kept on hand in case someone has some time to polish a silver vase or clean off cup or china circles left on furniture at a tea.&nbsp; Never ever is a silver dip or any similar product to be used on silver or any metal item. After polishing metals, Renaissance wax is always used to avoid having a cough, spill, or sneeze land on the bare metal and cause corrosion and tarnish to begin.&nbsp; Also, if a piece of silver is picked up, the acid and oils from the hand will not cause tarnish to begin. </p><p>No product for polishing wood is allowed that has citrus or silicone in it; in fact the only polish allowed is Quest Beeswax and Mink Oil on furniture and that use is done sparingly. Spraying citrus products around can cause tarnish to begin on metals.&nbsp; Everyone knows what silicon does to tables and that it can cause slick places where the spray lands on wood floors.&nbsp; New additions of wood furniture are thoroughly cleaned from accumulated dust, dirt, and food and then repaired if needed by yours truly before putting on display.&nbsp; A Victorian home would never have a piece that was broken or dirty on display--stained and marred from use yes--but not coated with dust and dirt.&nbsp; Plain beeswax and mink oil are used for cleaning. If there are paint marks, glue bumps, and loose veneers then I might have to use other products and lots of elbow grease, not available at the big box stores.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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