Andre’s pencils silver problem

ShinyShores

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Am i cleaning incorrectly with too strong of force to create the scratch damaging? This was a test run trying out these pencils and how they worked and cleaned, first time using them fyi. Am I correct in assuming you should never clean anything valuable with these pencils as they still scratch? It did reveal alot more detail, but clearly the scratches are also there.
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Yes they are not intended for silver. I only use them for coppers.
 

Yeah, and they can be used on some brass objects, and have used them on iron blade
of a dug, late 1800's carving knife - to get the maker's mark - very delicate work,
as to not remove any metal detail.
Yeah, the pencils have their use, I'm learning....
 

for silver I use the boiling water, baking soda and aluminum foil method
 

Yeah, and they can be used on some brass objects, and have used them on iron blade
of a dug, late 1800's carving knife - to get the maker's mark - very delicate work,
as to not remove any metal detail.
Yeah, the pencils have their use, I'm learning....

turns out, it is a Sheffield knife - ol' timer, too...!
 

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