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Re: Tarnished Keys

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2009-08-11 12:23

I was curious about your term, "drawn with a sharpie." Are you saying that there are lines of top plating that are missing forming a physical groove in the plating? If so, your only solution is a good defense.

I have a lot of acidity in my system and can eat through top plating in under a year! I have found that one must wipe with a 100% cotton cloth (flannel preferably) at the end of each day. This will prevent the build up of acidic oils from your fingers. DO NOT use a polishing cloth with ANY sort of regularity if this is the case since this will only help remove even more plating.

Naturally this will only prevent further wear. Re-plating is the only fix for missing plating.

The typical tarnish one sees on silver is the brownish discoloration associated with your garden variety oxidation.

................Paul Aviles

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