Silver cleaning cloth

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Marisa Exter :

]Is there a way to clean off a silver-cleaning cloth after it is dirty?

i'd love to know, too, Marisa. i can "feel" that the cleaner is still in there, but the cloth IS pretty black.

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vj,

Does it still seem to be working even though it is black? Mine is defiantly still pretty slimy-feeling.

I know it sounds dumb but I can't really see that much difference in the silver. Making the yellow cloth turn black made me feel like I was doing something useful ;)

marisa2

vj wrote:

Marisa, Not to the best of my knowledge; just buy a new one. Sunshine cloth is not terribly expensive; if you don't have a source let me know and I can send you one.

But this raises a question in my mind... you're cleaning your Bali... are you cleaning off the blackened portions? Those are there deliberately, you know, to highlight the details of the piece. Normally you wouldn't want to clean those off.

Karin

Marisa Exter wrote:

Karin,

I guess I could buy more :). This sheet came in a plastic tube (one smallish sheet) and cost about $2.50 at my LBS. I don't buy much at the LBS but I have never tried polishing silver before and didn't know how long this would last, so I figured $2.50 wasn't much of an investment. Is that a bad price?

My intention is not to clean the black portions of the Bali, and those don't seem to be coming off. However, some of it has darkened (especially the stuff that is loose in my fishing boxes instead of within a plastic bag, and the components in finished pieces, most of which unfortunately are not really in air-tight containers). This Bali definitely looks duller then newly purchased items.

Frankly I can't see much of a difference after I rub it off, maybe it looks a little shinier.

I mainly am trying to clean up the silver jump rings etc which have dullened considerably.

marisa2

Kar>

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Marisa Exter :

]Does it still seem to be working even though it is black? Mine is defiantly ]still pretty slimy-feeling.

yes - mine is still slimy-feeling.

]I know it sounds dumb but I can't really see that much difference in the ]silver. Making the yellow cloth turn black made me feel like I was doing ]something useful ;)

that's about what i feel like most of the time - but yes, it's still working. i think i have a hard time using something that "looks" dirty!

probably the mother in me!

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vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Marisa Exter :

]I mainly am trying to clean up the silver jump rings etc which have dullened ]considerably.

ouch! my sympathies! my first ex used to punish sentries who screwed up by making them polish ammo. this fits into the same category!

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vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "roxan" :

]If you try to clean them it will wash out the polishing compound. It doesn't ]matter how dirty it looks as long as it still cleans. I have some that are ]so black but still clean. When it stops cleaning throw it out.

that's what i was afraid of - thanks. i definitely need to invest in gloves!

----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)

newest creations: ----------- I pledge allegiance to the Constitution of the United States of America, and to the republic which it established, one nation from many peoples, promising liberty and justice for all.

If you try to clean them it will wash out the polishing compound. It doesn't matter how dirty it looks as long as it still cleans. I have some that are so black but still clean. When it stops cleaning throw it out.

No, that's not too bad. I buy mine wholesale, and am maybe getting larger sheets than you did. I cut some up (about a 2x3 piece) and put it in a baggie with my business card, and give those with each sale, then sell the sheets separately as well. I'm not sure what size they are - 6x9 maybe? Don't have one with me.

I didn't *really* think you were trying to get all the black off of the bali, but thought if your cloth was getting black way too fast, that might have been the issue. They do continue to work even after they look nasty though. :-)

Kar>