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<p>[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 10098195, member: 51"]Follow up post to my cocktail shaker. Solved one problem, now have another.</p><p><br /></p><p>For whatever reason I cannot get this sterling to polish to a perfect shine. And I've really worked at it. Lots of elbow grease... using Wrights Silver polish.</p><p><br /></p><p>All I can think of is that maybe former owner put some kind of non-tarnish coating on it?? What is going on here? I'm used to sterling polishing to a mirror shine. I don't seem to be able to get it better, so coming here for advice. </p><p><br /></p><p>It's maybe something someone could live with because honestly the glass is the show-stopper here, but if I sell like this, what wording about this would you put in the auction? "Sterling didn't polish fully?" Thanks for taking a look!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]506820[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>(Dark black circle is a reflection of my camera.) You </p><p>[ATTACH=full]506821[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Black also camera reflection, but you can see the issue in a different lighting. I really worked at polishing this part and couldn't get it to budge. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]506822[/ATTACH] </p><p>The whole thing is quite magnificent, but how to describe this polishing issue?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]506823[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 10098195, member: 51"]Follow up post to my cocktail shaker. Solved one problem, now have another. For whatever reason I cannot get this sterling to polish to a perfect shine. And I've really worked at it. Lots of elbow grease... using Wrights Silver polish. All I can think of is that maybe former owner put some kind of non-tarnish coating on it?? What is going on here? I'm used to sterling polishing to a mirror shine. I don't seem to be able to get it better, so coming here for advice. It's maybe something someone could live with because honestly the glass is the show-stopper here, but if I sell like this, what wording about this would you put in the auction? "Sterling didn't polish fully?" Thanks for taking a look! [ATTACH=full]506820[/ATTACH] (Dark black circle is a reflection of my camera.) You [ATTACH=full]506821[/ATTACH] Black also camera reflection, but you can see the issue in a different lighting. I really worked at polishing this part and couldn't get it to budge. [ATTACH=full]506822[/ATTACH] The whole thing is quite magnificent, but how to describe this polishing issue? [ATTACH=full]506823[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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