How To Clean Tarnished Silver Flute

It is because of this that we make an optional quoted charge for removing tarnish.

How to clean tarnished silver flute. Stop after your remove all fingerprints and smudges and the metal surfaces look evenly shiny. How to remove flute tarnish. I am going to share how to turn rust like tarnish flute due to oxidation into shinny bright by just using toothpaste. Never bring your flute close to water. This polish also prevents tarnishing in the future without damaging your flute s exterior or leaving smudge prints and oil residue.

Some people never clean their flute and at the other end of the spectrum some people clean it all the time. The abrasive particles in the toothpaste will rub off the thin silver or gold plating. To clean a tarnished flute start by rubbing down the flute with a silver polishing cloth and then use an anti tarnish silver polish with a microfiber cloth to rub the area until the tarnish slowly disappears. Polish each piece of the flute with a silver polishing cloth. It is best clean tarnish by using a silver polishing cloth or just get it cleaned by a professional.

Now rub a few stripes onto the headjoint joint again and put your flute together. Use your dominant hand to rub a silver polishing cloth back and forth over the piece using gentle even strokes. If your silver is tarnished ketchup can help. Using water wil ruin the flute pads. Pick up 1 piece of the flute and hold it in your non dominant hand.

Keeping your flute clean and minimising the development of tarnish is a constant process and players vary enormously in their dedication to doing this. Here s how to polish silver with this common condiment. Rub a few stripes of the candle wax onto the joint on the headjoint then wipe off strongly with a rag.