The updated URL address for the Society of American Silversmiths is:

        http://www.silversmithing.com/care.htm#Cleaning Silver

> Dear fellow subscribers,
> I invite you to check out the Society of American Silversmiths website
> maintained by JeffreyHerman.
>
> http://www.ids.net/~slvrsmth/clean.htm# Cleaning Silver
>
> He suggested Tarnishield which has the wax built into the formula. I
> save on Renaissance wax and elbow grease at the same time. Tarnishshield
> is found at Home Depot and possibly Lowe's.Eventually it will tarnish
> again but not as fast as applying some other cleaners.
> To really retard reoxidization silver should be thoroughly cleaned in
> the old way as in CCI's bulletin and then airbrushed with
> Incralac/Syncralac.
> This is tricky and requires wetting the entire piece uniformly and
> quickly or "rainbowing " ( actual bands of subtle color will appear in
> the dried finish) which means starting all over again. A turntable in
> the fume hood is highly recommended to perform this tricky task.
> Regards
>
> Len Hambleton - Chief Conservator
> North Carolina Museum of History
> 5 East Edenton Street
> Raleigh NC. 27601-1011
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> 919-715-0200 x244
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