Internet Horology Club 185
Silver case cleaning

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May 08, 2019, 10:41
Roger Stephens
Silver case cleaning
Found this recipe for cleaning silver cases last
night. I have several and I hate using silver polish
because of the residue left in cracks etc. So I
decided to try it on my worse one outside only
with amazing results. Took about 2-3 minutes and it
looked like new. Hand sanitizer! The brand I have is
germ x. Dab on a clean cloth and rub. Then rub again
with clean portion of cloth. You're done. AMAZING!

Roger
May 08, 2019, 11:38
Kelly Hayden
Roger, you're brilliant. Just tried it on my 18S Elgin and it came out like new. Thanks for the suggestion
May 09, 2019, 08:34
Dave Turner
Gotta try that! Never heard of this before now.


Dave Turner
May 09, 2019, 15:03
Theodore J. Brown Sr.
Thanks for sharing that Roger.I wonder how that would work on a brass or silveroid case. Regards, Ted.
May 09, 2019, 15:30
Roger Stephens
I don't know Ted. Try it and let us know.

Roger
May 13, 2019, 19:32
John Watkins
Today I gave it a try on a rather dirty silveroid case and didn't have much luck. Switched to Simichrome, which did the trick.
May 13, 2019, 21:13
Kevin Hoffman
I had to try hand sanitizer on silver , although the cases were not that bad , it seemed to work pretty good , on the silveroid cases I use a dremel with a buff wheel and tripoli polishing compound , makes a green one shine like silver! I like to buy a 10 dollar watch for parts and a good case !
May 14, 2019, 09:45
Theodore J. Brown Sr.
I have used Noxon on silveroid cases, it really stinks but does a nice job! Has a strong ammonia smell to it.