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Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30574 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
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zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 66297 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Every time you see a Bug or Beetle driving down the hwy or fwy, you'll see My 1st two initials. My brother, and sister each owned one. Savoir-Faire is everywhere! The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30574 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
I bought a bug at a thrift store once. I bid $68 for it and got it. All I need to due to get it running was replace the fuel lines. So for under a $100 I gave it to my Nephew as his first car. |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 66297 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
I bought a bug at a thrift store once. I bid $68 for it and got it. All I need to due to get it running was replace the fuel lines. So for under a $100 I gave it to my Nephew as his first car. I always think, a bug needs a fly swatter, when I see one driving down the road. Savoir-Faire is everywhere! The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
Does anybody have a suggestion for a good cleaner for sterling silverware? Of course I know about the product, "Tarn-X", but it doesn't really do as good a job as I would like. Some of the silver sits inside a special cloth bag and that keeps the tarnish away, but the basic forks, knives, and spoons, I use everyday, and they need some spiffing up. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11414 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66 |
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Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
Frank Zappa Hologram Tour Is in the Works That should be pretty trippy. ;~) The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22506 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Ah, polishing silver brings back memories of vacation jobs in a precious metals rolling drawing and coining mil with its hours of cleaning and polishing everything between stages. A(rg)h those were the days. The best - jeweler's rouge. But that I hard to use properly. Next come the proper liquid silver polishes, since we are on opposite sides of the pond I won't name brands. For deep "crinkly" decoration I find an old, soft tooth brush to be quite effective. I find the wadding and cloth types of polish ineffective in comparison. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
Ah, polishing silver brings back memories of vacation jobs in a precious metals rolling drawing and coining mil with its hours of cleaning and polishing everything between stages. A(rg)h those were the days. The old toothbrush is a good idea. I'm not familiar with the "jeweler's rouge", but the jewelry store I talked to certainly offered their services, however they advised if they did it, it would obviously be expensive. What's in the liquid cleaners? Maybe I could make my own? The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
Ah, polishing silver brings back memories of vacation jobs in a precious metals rolling drawing and coining mil with its hours of cleaning and polishing everything between stages. A(rg)h those were the days. I just got an email from a friend who suggested soda water and aluminum foil. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30574 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
Orion's belt is a big waist of space. Terrible joke, only three stars. |
Iona Send message Joined: 12 Jul 07 Posts: 790 Credit: 22,438,118 RAC: 0 |
Does anybody have a suggestion for a good cleaner for sterling silverware? Of course I know about the product, "Tarn-X", but it doesn't really do as good a job as I would like. Some of the silver sits inside a special cloth bag and that keeps the tarnish away, but the basic forks, knives, and spoons, I use everyday, and they need some spiffing up. I'd suggest "Silvo" - its an impregnated wadding type of material, but I'm not sure if you can get it in the USA - I've used it on my Sheaffer 'Imperial' pen, for about 40 years and I still have a pen left! Perhaps you can get something similar, if you can't get it there. My late brother, would probably have recommended Goddard's Silver Dip, given his expertise in metal-finishing, but then, it would've been for a different reason - amongst other things, he was responsible for the Silver track PCB in the Audio Innovations valve amp, back in the 90s (and they said it couldn't be done!), so he was more concerned with a different sort of 'clean'. Something like Silver Dip, I'd only use for very bad tarnishing and very carefully - it can 'bite'. Don't take life too seriously, as you'll never come out of it alive! |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30574 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
Does anybody have a suggestion for a good cleaner for sterling silverware? Of course I know about the product, "Tarn-X", but it doesn't really do as good a job as I would like. Some of the silver sits inside a special cloth bag and that keeps the tarnish away, but the basic forks, knives, and spoons, I use everyday, and they need some spiffing up. You can try Bar Tender's Friend. But it is a very mild abrasive. But only as a last case if all else fails. The foil and baking soda work for me. |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13847 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
I'd suggest "Silvo" We've got both Silvo and Brasso here in Australia, and both do an excellent job of cleaning the metals they're meant for. Grant Darwin NT |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22506 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Soda water and aluminum foil is OKish on smooth, undecorated surfaces. The liquid polishes are basically a very fine abrasive suspended in an oil/water emulsion or an oil/alcohol mix. Some have a tiny amount of a detergent, and some have a small amount of wax (which is supposed to coat the surface and slow down tarnishing). In the past I've had some luck using a toothpaste/water mix, but you have to wash that off after you've done otherwise one's silver spoon adds a mint flavour to everything. Whatever you use a really good buff up once finished with a good quality "yellow polishing cloth" will improve the shine, and the shine will tend to last longer. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13847 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Grant Darwin NT |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 66297 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Doesn't that make the iPhone, an X Phone? ;) Savoir-Faire is everywhere! The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
I tried the baking soda/hot water/aluminum foil thing earlier this evening, and I was sort of amazed the results were as good as they were, but I'll definitely be giving them a second treatment, and also be using a toothbrush for the ornate portions of the handles. Yes, that's me talking in these home videos I just made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4SgYifnrqQ&list=PL8B258F67B378DFCD&index=23 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB7qoIwkfFU&index=24&list=PL8B258F67B378DFCD The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Monday Send message Joined: 24 Sep 05 Posts: 9676 Credit: 20,067,888 RAC: 12 |
I tried the baking soda/hot water/aluminum foil thing earlier this evening, and I was sort of amazed the results were as good as they were, but I'll definitely be giving them a second treatment, and also be using a toothbrush for the ornate portions of the handles. Where's the selfie Gordon ? |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3334 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
My name is Bill Gates and I am an Android user Sir. Have you no, er, shame? Microsoft founder Bill Gates has admitted to switching to an Android phone but he still won't entertain using the Jesus Mobe iPhone. |
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