Copper Silver
How do you de-tarnish a copper box with silver inlaid?
I bought an old jewelry box from a hotel and I want to de-tarnish it. It is copper but it has silver inlaid. Do I need a separate cleaner for the copper and silver, or do they sell a cleaner that will polish silver and copper at the same time?
Hello, if the box is old and valuable, perhaps you should preserve the copper patina and only polish the silver. But if you want an all over polish, you can use the same product on both metals. First wash the box with soap and water to remove any tiny gritty particles that could scratch the surface, then polish.
I like to use wadding, comes in a can,and is a saturated cotton batting. but there are many good polishes on the market
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