How do I get scratches out from my sterling silver bracelet?
I have a medic alert bracelet that's sterling silver. It cost quite a bit of money too! I've only had it for a month and a half and it has tons of scratches on it already. Any ideas?
Hi Jenn,
You "can't" take scratches out. Polishing metal is actually Removing the surrounding metal. Imagine slicing a potato in half, you get a nice smooth level surface, right?
Then scrape a gouge across that surface.
Or even just a CUT--which doesn't remove any material,,it only parts the surface.
How can you "vanish" that surface disruption?
Only way is to shave another slice,,down to the level of the imperfection.
That's an "exaggerated illustration" to help explain how Surface Defects/Damage/etc are removed from metal. It Does NOT "thin the metal by Half", but it DOES INDEED Remove Metal and will render it increasingly Thinner than Original each time it's polished.
It's also abrasive to any ornamental surface detail. On Jewelry what happens is that polishing obviously doesn't simply "shave off a layer". It Removes the metal AROUND the flaw thus creating a wide,low angle DIP that blends into overall surface.
Silver is EXTREMELY soft and you can actually Smudge Hi-Polished Silver with many types of common PAPER. Scratches are almost unavoidable, if You Get it Re-Polished soon enough it will be scratched again. Trying to keep it nice by Polishing will be a vicious cycle.
Best advice,,,Be VERY Careful with it,,as much as can be.
And "live with" the scratches,,as best as you can---only get it re-polished when ya just cant stand it anymore. You can SHINE Silver Tarnish with any number of products.
Another thing you may consider is having it Plated in White Gold or Platinum(Rhodium).
You maintain the Silver Color but the other metals are Much Harder and more scratch resistant.
It minimizes to faint scratches and it's fairly cheap.
elded",,and only the bare silver plated.
Good Luck
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