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<p>[QUOTE="bercrystal, post: 2350899, member: 88"]I would start with a soft brush & some dish soap. Make sure it thoroughly dry & then you can try some light polishing with a gentle creamy silver polish. You do not want to clean it totally as leaving some of the blackened areas, especially around the design, will bring out the design. </p><p><br /></p><p>Never use the aluminum foil trick as it leaves the item with a odd coloring.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bercrystal, post: 2350899, member: 88"]I would start with a soft brush & some dish soap. Make sure it thoroughly dry & then you can try some light polishing with a gentle creamy silver polish. You do not want to clean it totally as leaving some of the blackened areas, especially around the design, will bring out the design. Never use the aluminum foil trick as it leaves the item with a odd coloring.[/QUOTE]
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