Saturday, June 5, 2010

Buying Sunshine Polishing Cloth- 5" x 8" Double-Sided


I have only used this cloth to clean my silver jewelry (mostly necklaces and pendants).

Pro:
-cleans better than the baking soda/hot water method. Actually made my jewelry SHINE instead of just appearing silver-white.

Cons:
-Residue from the cloth gets on the hands (I'm not talking about tarnish). I assume the feeling is from whatever they treated the cloth to make it take off tarnish. But still, I feel the need to wash my hands with ample soap after every cleaning.
-Polishing the detailing and crevices on pendants requires dedication and dexterity. Small fingers or creative use of fingernails also help.
-doesn't clean delicate chains as well as I like, since the method I use is by pulling my silver chains against the cloth. Just feels like I'll break the chain if I pull too hard. However, box chains and snake chains can definitely survived this method of cleaning.

Other:
-While the cloth is effective in getting rid of tarnish, out of curiosity, I tested it with new silver chains that I had just bought. The same black streaks showed up on the cloth, as if the chains were tarnished. The only explanation I have is that the cloth is taking off invisible tarnish or dirt and not just randomly reacting to the silver... This experiment shows that the cloth can't be your indicator that you've polished off all the tarnish. The only gauge for that is your eyes.Get more detail about Sunshine Polishing Cloth- 5" x 8" Double-Sided.

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