Silver Polishing with a Silver Conservator - Tray
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- I'm a silversmith specializing in silver restoration and conservation. For instructions on silver cleaning and silver polishing, please visit please visit my Care of Silver page at www.hermansilve....
I would never thought to use hand sanitizer to remove tarnish and grime off of a silver piece. Very impressive results.
@MrSting17 It is just the alcohol in it. Isopropyl alcohol does the same.
Jeff you did amazing thank you for sharing you motivarte me to clean my tray.
Thank you for this. I just watched a video where the guy used a single small square of cloth to polish an old vase for 10 minutes straight. The cloth was so small and filthy it looked and sounded like steel wool. When that didn't work he set the vase to the polishing wheel. Why he didn't just use the aluminum-foil/baking-soda technique I don't know, since his net result was total removal of patina anyway but his effort was excessive. Anyway, thanks for showing us how it's supposed! to be done.
This is why I don't recommend the aluminum foil method...
hermansilver.com/care.htm#Electrochemical
The advice about putting down a towel is important.
And here i was thinking of cleaning silverware the way i clean electron gun components for electron microscopes. Using a mild polishing compound and lots of manual labor.
Simply amazing!
Thanks so much. I finally ran out of my stash of Gorhams polish and tried the tinfoil method with a small piece. It took away the tarnish, but the lustre was gone. I tried another polish, but it did the same thing. moan Your method works! Great.
2:34 is my favorite part!
Playback speed 2x much more satisfying to watch. :)
Very nice video
Thank you for this wonderful and instructive video!
2:30 is why we all clicked
Would you ever use the aluminum foil/baking soda method to clean silver? There seems to be hundreds of videos on line proclaiming how well it works. Seems to be rather a caustic way to clean silver. I tried it once on a cheap piece and it came out dull and discolored. No amount of polishing ever restored it. I may be old school...but I'll stick with silver polish!
This is why I don't recommend the aluminum foil method...
hermansilver.com/care.htm#Electrochemical
Nice tips
Thank you!
To purchase Herman's Simply Clean Collector's Silver Polish, go here: hermans-silver-polish.com/
Hey Jeff! Thanks for the great video. I was wondering what you would recommend to get the scratches out of the silver tray. Do you have another video on that? Thanks!
Ryan, removing scratches should be left to a professional. On solid silver it's possible to polish them out, but the plating on silverplated objects is too thin and would eventually expose the base metal.
How do you remove scratches? I have a neurotic obsession with perfection or are scratches just normal with silver?
Hi, what's the name of the polish please?
Are you talking about Herman's?
hermans-silver-polish.com/
After you removed the grime, wouldn't it be better to use the electric method?
No, it removes too much silver. Are you a silver conseravtor?
I am polishing silver forks. Should I keep polishing until there is no black coming off onto the rag/cotton ball? I’m starting to feel like that is never going to happen, and that the polish is somehow creating the blackness!
Heather, why don't you send me a few images of the forks and tell me if they're sterling or silverplate. jeff@hermansilver.com
Thanks, I’m emailing you!
@@silverestore - ahhh geez, I wanted to read your followup answer.
Any recommendation on the brand of hand sanitizer or are they all the same in your opinion? Thanks
You can use most any type, just use some non-ammonia glass cleaner to remove an sanitizer residue. Good luck, Jeff
Is that really kasef?
Why hand sanitizer, why not just cut to the chase and just use isopropyl alcohol?
You can use that as well. Hand sanitizer can be easier to control and less obnoxious is smell.
Sir how does silver polish on steel utensils. can you tell me? Please video sir
I like using Wrights silver paste on stainless.
I need some help I don’t know if you have an instagram to contact. I scored a multihead candlestick holder. Made of zinc silver plated metal from England but someone spray painted it with silver paint. 😭 can I restore it? Without stripping the silver plated zinc? Please explain steps to fix it if possible
Is there anyway to get a vinegar stain off?
Try some Wright's Silver Cream on a cotton ball or cotton makeup pad: www.walmart.com/ip/Wright-s-Silver-Cream-8-oz/27139572
So what brands of polish and all that should I buy
Please refer to my Polish Abrasion Guide...
hermansilver.com/silver-polish-abrasion-ratings.htm
Sir you is cleaning silver plat. What is it
The polish is Herman's: hermans-silver-polish.com/
Hi, this video gave me hope. May I ask which polish did you use and where I can buy it? Obviously I thank you for Linking your site address, the tips are very useful!
Blitz Silver Shine Polish
If you're referring to Herman's, you can find it here:
hermans-silver-polish.com/
May i name of the polish please!
Blitz Silver Shine Polish.
For complete Silver Care instructions, please visit my Silver Care Guide:
www.hermansilver.com/care.htm
I have a question- my older vintage Tiffany silver isn't tarnishing like my new pieces, can the new items be plated with something? I've had tiffany polish them twice (sent to NY) and they are tarnished again. I use the anti tarnish strips when not wearing pieces. Please recommend a cleaner I can use at home or if I can have these items "plated" in something. Thank you!
Pearl Esme your newer peices are either plated with lacquer so it needs to be removed first before cleaning then reapplied or the silver has other base metals in it that tiffany's doesnt
Hello Pearl, sorry for the delay as I just noticed your comment. If you're wearing your silver, just, wash it with warm water and a plant-based cleaner then dry immediately. The secret is to keep the body oils and grime off the surface.
That's tough to say, but I wouldn't plate them. Try using Meguiar's Quik Wax:
hermansilver.com/care.htm#Meguiars
try ciggarette ash's from a ash try ---pretty cool huh? .lol