here is the best kept secert for cleaning your silver strikes, i was a goldsmith for 19 years, and what do you clean jewelry in ? (gold , silver,platiunum ) a heated ultrasonic jewelry cleaner! trust me this is the greatest wat to clean your strikes, i always have my strikes sent to my work address so i clean each one before i take them home. in a matter of a few seconds they are clean and shiny! it does not take off much of the tarnish, but there is something you can use in the cleaner to take off tarnish in seconds, your not supposed to use this product any more,but email me and ill tell you what it is ,its the best way to clean tarnish from your strikes with out hurting them at all!! for all of you that use a silver paste to clean your strikes a ultrasonic will clean you strikes and get all the extra paste off . i have sold many of these cleaners on ebay to jewelry stores, and other goldsmiths, im not really tring to sell you a cleaner, just letting you no this is the best way ever to clean your strikes!! i have been doing this for over 6 years, i also use mine to clean jewelry, my razor,small tools etc... i have a small heated ultrasonic unit to list on ebay today or tomorrow , its the perfect size for home use, it will sell on ebay with no problem, before i list it if anyone is interested in the best thing since sliced bread, to clean your strikes email me, i will sell or trade!! you can not buy these in a store , this is not one of those cheep jewelry cleaners you see for $29.99 , this is a professional heated ultrasonic cleaner, same one that is just in all the jewelry stores! believe me in seconds your strikes will be clean and shiny! i also have about 2lbs that goes with the cleaner of the cleaning power you mix with water, that is what does the cleaning, i also found that a little bakeing soda and a little dish soap in the cleaner will also do a great job!! email me if you are interested! there is nothing that will do a better job cleaning your silver strikes! i can promise you that!

richard