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<p>[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 4157267, member: 36"]Thirded or fourthed on the foil method; it's only to be used to take scabby silverplate down to the bare metal, or for on things that are solid silver but of no great age. I'd take a dry tooth brush to the green area to knock off some of the gunk, and then cover the green part in ketchup or soak it in vinegar to get rid of the rest. Be aware that any applied coating is gone-zo under the green. DO NOT SOAK THOSE BEADS in water. Water is death to applied coatings and might damage the aurora borealis coating. It might be fine, but don't find out the hard way. </p><p><br /></p><p>If it must be dunked, put it somewhere it'll get bone dry again afterward since moisture is what turned the green part green in the first place.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 4157267, member: 36"]Thirded or fourthed on the foil method; it's only to be used to take scabby silverplate down to the bare metal, or for on things that are solid silver but of no great age. I'd take a dry tooth brush to the green area to knock off some of the gunk, and then cover the green part in ketchup or soak it in vinegar to get rid of the rest. Be aware that any applied coating is gone-zo under the green. DO NOT SOAK THOSE BEADS in water. Water is death to applied coatings and might damage the aurora borealis coating. It might be fine, but don't find out the hard way. If it must be dunked, put it somewhere it'll get bone dry again afterward since moisture is what turned the green part green in the first place.[/QUOTE]
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