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Cleaning Tarnished Sterling Silver Jewelry without Removing Paint

Q. I have some old cufflinks that are Sterling Silver. They have a painted front with etching. They are tarnished. I want to remove the tarnish without damaging the painted front.

Susan Cain
Proprietor - Titusville, Florida
2007

Precipitated Chalk /
Calcium Carbonate
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Try precipitated chalk/water paste ⇨, special silver cleaning cloths are good too. Hope it helps and good luck!

Goran Budija
- Cerovski vrh Croatia
2007

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