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<p>[QUOTE="Ce BCA, post: 4550273, member: 18716"]If you want to spend the time you can get it off, but it means a sanding and polishing process so may not be worth the time. Sand the corrosion off with 800 grit wet/dry paper (wetted). Then increase the grits to improve the surface, go 1200, 2500, 5000 grits then move to a regular metal polish and finally the silver polish.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are careful to sand evenly you shouldn't be able to see what has been done. It does require the silver to have enough thickness though, if it is very thin it won't stand up to this process.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ce BCA, post: 4550273, member: 18716"]If you want to spend the time you can get it off, but it means a sanding and polishing process so may not be worth the time. Sand the corrosion off with 800 grit wet/dry paper (wetted). Then increase the grits to improve the surface, go 1200, 2500, 5000 grits then move to a regular metal polish and finally the silver polish. If you are careful to sand evenly you shouldn't be able to see what has been done. It does require the silver to have enough thickness though, if it is very thin it won't stand up to this process.[/QUOTE]
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