Hagerty silver polish

[buff]

I have looked at Hagerty silver polish. It comes in foam, dip and spray as well as foam and wash polish. I am thinking that the foam that you rub on and wash off is the best. Will someone please advise me.
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[Marc]

Hi there Buff,

The first thing to remember is that all silver polishes are POISONOUS.
If you are gong to polish by hand, wear gloves or rub hand cream onto your hands.

When polishing an item, I first determine how much polishing it needs. If the piece you are plannng to clean is just starting to turn brown around the edges, I use a very mild polish, such as the Hagerty 'Silver Foam". I use a medium weight cotton sock and work over the sink. Rub some polish on the soc, polish the item, rinse it off, dry with a paper towel, and buff it with a soft cotton T-shirt rag.

If what you are polishing is valuable, you should not use anything but a mild polish, np matter how tarnished the item is. Overcleaning or using a harsh polish can devalue an older item..

I do not use the polish with the tarnish preventitve, but that might keep your piece tarnish free longer.

Hope this helps

Respectfully,

Marc
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[Marc]

Hi again Buff,

Dip takes all the tarnish off silver, including the shading that was ment to remain, and spray smells like sulfer (rotten eggs).

Marc
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[kerangoumar]

use only the cream, not the foam or dip. put a small amount on a lintless cloth and gently move in circular fashion. you will find that more of the tarnish will come off against the cloth that already has tarnish on it; it is better to go over the surface twice with small amounts of polish than once with a big gob of it.

after you have polished it, wash the metal with a very gentle soap preferably containing cocoa butter; this will remove all traces of the cream/tarnish mixture. rinse with tepid water and immediately dry with lintless cloth. make sure you get off all water or you will have stains.

stay away from the fairly stiff creams you have to work over with a sponge as the consistency is variable. you want to use the same concentration of polishing agents on the entire surface.[/i]
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[buff]

Hey Guys......Thanks for all of the tips.
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[kerangoumar]

Before I forget - again! - try Goddard's cream (never the dip!); they also make a long-lasting silver cloth that is very useful for storage.
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