Band polishing

fnord

Lifer

Dec 28, 2011

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Topeka, KS

• Aug 18, 2012

• #1

I've got a number of old estates with silver repair bands. How do you all protect the briar when your bands need to be polished? Medical tape, as a buffer, leaves a gummy residue and I'm leery of removing the bands so I can restore the luster.

 

gmwolford

Lifer

Jul 26, 2012

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5

WV, USA

• Aug 18, 2012

• #2

I'll be interested to see the replies here but I seem to recall reading that blue painters tape and masking tape were viable options.

 

fnord

Lifer

Dec 28, 2011

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8

Topeka, KS

• Aug 18, 2012

• #3

Beauty, Greg. I never even thought of blue tape.
I love this place....

 

crpntr1

Lifer

Dec 18, 2011

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156

Texas

• Aug 18, 2012

• #4

Blue tape for heavy duty stuff, if its just tarnished some I.e. a little black..I've got a jewelry polishing cloth that doesn't need any solutions and doesn't harm the wood
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000FIS5U4

 

bigvan

Lifer

Mar 22, 2011

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12

• Aug 18, 2012

• #5

I've always just used jewelry/silver polish and never needed to tape off the shank.

 

ssjones

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Staff member

May 11, 2011

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Maryland

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• Aug 18, 2012

• #6

I'm with bigvan, just hand polish with something for jewelry.

If the band is more than just oxidized, I'd do it on a machine with some white diamond rouge. I probably would tape off the briar for that work.

 

cajunguy

Part of the Furniture Now

Jan 22, 2012

756

1

Metairie, LA

• Aug 18, 2012

• #7

I use masking tape or tightly wrap a cloth around the wood when I'm buffing the band. It depends on what is at hand.

 

keith929

Lifer

Nov 23, 2010

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5,637

• Aug 18, 2012

• #8

Like Chris I use a dry jewelry polishing cloth. The blue painters tape sounds like a great idea if you are going to be using a buffing wheel.

 

kabong30

Can't Leave

Jun 2, 2012

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2

• Aug 18, 2012

• #9

I just use a little toothpaste and a cloth, the toothpaste comes right off if you get a little on the wood.

 

fnord

Lifer

Dec 28, 2011

2,746

8

Topeka, KS

• Aug 19, 2012

• #10

Thanks, kids, I appreciate the feedback. Good ideas one and all.

 

waznyf

Part of the Furniture Now

Apr 24, 2012

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Texas

• Aug 19, 2012

• #11

Useful though the tape method might be, I could not stick tape on my pipe. I too have a pipe with a band that needs to be shined and I will end up using jewelry polish.

 

philobeddoe

Lifer

Oct 31, 2011

7,437

11,735

East Indiana

• Aug 19, 2012

• #12

I never use tape , I use Silvo and try to be as precise as poss. this has always worked for me.

 

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john218

Part of the Furniture Now

May 5, 2012

562

1

Connecticut

• Aug 19, 2012

• #13

I picked up a two pack of Cape Cod Cloth at the local hardware store after seeing it highly recommended on the internet. It works great on silver bands. It's currently on sale on Amazon for $4.29. There's also a tin with 12 cloths for $13.86 on Amazon, but two should last a long time. I wipe it dry with a soft cloth after using it.