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That Jade Oriental I got came with some seriously tarnished horns. I’m also repairing a castle, and the gold spires on top are even worse. Has anyone ever had luck with metal polishes or cleaners to remove tarnish from the horns? Or just a simple household product?
I’ve never had the horns tarnish on mine… 😕
So, I am no help, but I am sure someone here will be able to come up with an answer. 😀Read this thread for info from Melody and Nam:
http://www.windstoneeditions.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=6247&p=165923&hilit=tarnish#p165923
Ah! That’s what I was suspecting, that you couldn’t use much on them 🙁 I thought it was odd, too, that these were so tarnished, since I thought gold doesn’t tarnish. It makes more sense that it’s some kind of reaction from the store owner cleaning them, or wear. Looks like I have one of each. Taking a closer look with a magnifying lens, the Oriental’s horns have a “pitted” looking surface. It’s consistent over the whole horn and looks like the plating might be wearing as Jennifer said. But when you step away, they’re simply less shiny so it’s not the biggest issue. On the castle though, we actually have oxidization on the spires, green stuff. I’m wondering if the spires were also wearing, and then the store owner was just dusting everything with Windex or something, and they were exposed to some kind of chemical. I’m pretty sure that would be the pewter oxidizing though tiny pits in the plating? Don’t know–chemistry was NOT my strong point 😆
I’d be willing to try that gold cleaner though 😆 My mom has some very high-quality jewelry cleaners also, for her business. Didn’t think of that till now! Since these are needing something done, I’ll give a couple things a try.
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When in doubt, grandma knows best. I decided to try baking soda since I had it on hand. Dry didn’t do much, so I wet it into a paste and gently buffed with a Q-tip. Did it work?
I’d say it made a difference!!! The castle was much more stubborn but after a few more Q-tips the spires are vastly improved.
I’d say, if you have some serious tarnish, this might be a good last resort, since it’s cheap and on hand.
Yaaay! Thanks for letting us know. It’s always great to hear what works!
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