Polishing A Silver Shank Cap

[Rusty Mouse]

I'm gonna have to pick some of those up, if not for my pipes, I'm sure I can find something else to polish around the house and neighbourhood, pipe smoker by day, good deed metal polisher by night.

 

[Richard Burley]

Strange. I prefer the "before" look.

 

[dshpipes]

Strange. I prefer the "before" look.

Nothing wrong with that. It did have a nice patina to it. I do prefer having it clean and shiny, though.

 

[user 2031]

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[KevinM]

The polishing cloth is well worth the modest price. Another option --

Mineral oil -- the kind found in your medicine canet -- is an effective anti-oxident. Dab a drop on the tarnished silver and polish with a clean cotton cloth. No, it hasn't harmed the finish on my silver-trimmed briars. I only apply to the silver bit, not the briar.