How To Clean Tarnished Silver Flute

Pick up 1 piece of the flute and hold it in your non dominant hand.

How to clean tarnished silver flute. Here s how to polish silver with this common condiment. It is because of this that we make an optional quoted charge for removing tarnish. This polish also prevents tarnishing in the future without damaging your flute s exterior or leaving smudge prints and oil residue. Rub a few stripes of the candle wax onto the joint on the headjoint then wipe off strongly with a rag. 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. Using water wil ruin the flute pads. Now rub a few stripes onto the headjoint joint again and put your flute together. Keeping your flute clean and minimising the development of tarnish is a constant process and players vary enormously in their dedication to doing this. Most mouthwashes are flavoured which if not cleaned well will leave a sticky residue.

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. Polish each piece of the flute with a silver polishing cloth. 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. It is best clean tarnish by using a silver polishing cloth or just get it cleaned by a professional. Some people never clean their flute and at the other end of the spectrum some people clean it all the time.