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Silver smut and oxide removal
I am currently an intern in the Research and Development department. Currently I am working on a project about smut removal. We have some parts that have oxide and smut on them. I desperately need a way to remove these inorganic substances. Any advice would be helpful. Thank you very much.
Lee Wlaznik- Rockford, Illinois, USA
2006
Maybe try a dilute nitric acid dip.
Terry Tomt- Auburn, Washington
2006
Use this site's search engine for 'silver polish.'
letter 4785 is good: Hot water
+ baking soda [in bulk on
eBay
or
Amazon [affil links]
+ salt + aluminum foil should do the trick; also, a number of commercial products are mentioned.
- Goleta, California
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2006
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