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Message:: [QUOTE="SBSVC, post: 304749, member: 136"]One of the daily newspapers in our area puts out a once-weekly free paper covering a variety of topics "of interest" to the community. Two different people write ANTIQUES columns for that paper. The latest edition arrived the other day, and I was HORRIFIED to read an article called Let's Polish the Silver! by one of the two "antiques" guys. "My go-to product, especially since I became a part-time antiques dealer, is Tarn-X Pro Tarnish Remover," he says. He goes on to extol its virtues ("The tarnish simply vanishes...") etc, etc, etc. I actually e-mailed the guy, basically saying NO, NO, NOOOOOO!!!! and explaining what that stuff can do to silver. He sent back a very friendly reply - here's a bit of it: Thanks so much for being a faithful reader and I don’t mind productive criticism at all! I knew the Tarn-X entry might raise the ire of some. It’s just so darn easy! As a part-time vintage dealer with a very busy full time job, I’m always looking for time saving tips. Keep in mind I sell silverplate which brings very little money and there’s a glut of it on the market. I want to write back, but what would the silver folks here suggest I say? I have a very extensive collection of silver myself, and I used to sell it, too, but I'm now almost at a loss for words. (All I can say is that Tarn-X will NEVER be part of my silver-polishing repertoire!)[/QUOTE]