Damage by Rat Urine

[Garth9791]

This a glass pot with a sterling silver collar and lid. Rats got into the storage and peed on it, it was wrapped in newspaper and that stuck to the silver as well. The result is a whitish bloom. Does this come off?

[oel]

Hi Garth welcome to the forum,
A wee pee rat problem.
http://www.cdc.gov/rodents/diseases/direct.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptospirosis
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blrats2.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/pdf/HPS_Brochure.pdf
http://www.ehow.com/how_6569923_clean-mice-urine.html
Last but not least please tell us and have you tried silver polish?

Oel