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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2009-08-16 01:07
"I have used toothpaste to remove tarnish before. I was a bit weary to try it at first but it does work quite nicely."
At least some toothpastes will have far harsher abrasives in them than does a good quality silver polish. (Because tooth enamel is harder than silver)
It is not just the hardness of the abrasive material that is important but the size of these abrasive particles. It is important that there are no larger particles mixed in with the many finer ones. You can see the scratching damage to the surface that the large ones do when you look at the surface under a strong magnifier.
Removing the larger particles is a relatively expensive process, which is one reason a good quality polish costs more.
IMO , using toothpaste as a silver polish is a fairly good way to wear through the silver plating rather quickly.
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