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Author: Linus Travelli
Date: 2001-06-03 00:32
I got a silver polishing cloth (about 4" by 4") from a silver jewelry store at the mall called Lu Li's. on it, it says "SILVER NATION:sterling gallery". It looks exactly like the cloth i got from Leblanc(the one that left visible scratches) only it's smaller. It has a treated white inner cloth and an pink outer, untreated polishing cloth. Do you think this new cloth would be safe for the silver on my clarinet?
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Author: Linus Travelli
Date: 2001-06-03 00:35
and how do i use it? do i have to worry about getting that polishing dusty stuff in my clarinet?
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Author: jbutler
Date: 2001-06-03 01:01
Linus,
The red inner cloth is supposed to be used for tarnished areas. It is impregnated with red rouge (at any rate most of these types use red rouge). The outer cloth is used for just removing the everyday finger prints. Use the red portion carefully as not to rub up against the bladder pads. It is abrasive...probably will leave a few small marks also.
John
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Author: L. Omar Henderson
Date: 2001-06-03 03:17
Dear Linus,
I am not familiar with the brand name of the cloth that you have. John Butler has a great deal more experience than me with polishing silver clarinet parts. As I suggested earlier - go to a fine sterling silver shop, section of a department store, etc. and see what brands they sell - they definately do not want to sell cloths that will leave even tiny scratches on the sterling. There are so many inferior brands, at cheap prices, out in the market that one can not tell just from the fancy box and trumped up name if it has quality, consistently fine, polishing rouge. An investment in a good cloth is worth the price.
The Doctor
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Author: Bill
Date: 2001-06-03 10:24
I use 3M Tarni-Shield (liquid) silver cleaner for polishing silver. It polishes and adds a protective coat to protect longer. I apply it with a Q-tip to small parts, and with a soft cotton cloth or my finger tip to larger parts. Wipe off is with a clean soft cloth. It's supposed to be rinsed with water, but this is not always convenient.
PS: I've had problems with polishing cloths. They are either too abrasive, or don't do the job very well. I did not use the brand(s) mentioned. I would think that fine scratches happen due to the over abrasiveness of the cloth, but maybe existing scratches just become more noticable after polishing.
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Author: Micaela
Date: 2001-06-03 19:11
I have a flute polishing cloth that I use on my keys that has never harmed anything. I think it's a Yamaha.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2001-06-04 16:11
Since it appears from this and the earlier discussion that the major function of the polishing cloths is that of abrasion, not "resilvering", do you know of new products based on recent patents [last 5 years] ? , which I ran onto while searching USPTO , Boolean, using silver AND polish and other terms.. These seemed to include Ag compounds and reducing agents , and may have been intended for the chip-making industry. I'll do a bit more looking myself. Luck, Don
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