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Silver mirroring and ONE SHOT

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Roderick Treece
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Silver mirroring and ONE SHOT

Post by Roderick Treece »

I am noticing that when I use one shot to back up mirroring it tarnishes it.Any ideas on that?

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Larry White
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Post by Larry White »

If you back-up your mirroring with OneShot, it'll tarnish. Use a mirror back-up. :D
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Patrick Mackle
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Post by Patrick Mackle »

One shot is an oil base enamel, the petroleum base could have a sulphur trace.
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John Studden
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Post by John Studden »

If you seal the silver with a light coat of aerosol Shellac, you can use back-up enamel or similar with success. After drying remove the Shellac from unwanted areas with a quick wipe of Denatured Alcohol, then use silver strip. This method prevents tarnishing. I have several cigar signs that used this method that are still good after more than 10 years.
John Studden
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