Melba's Jammin' > wrote in
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> In article >, kalanamak
> > wrote:
>
>> Sheryl Rosen wrote:
>> <vbsnip>
>> > Funny how it's always an All-Clad pan
>> > they are afraid to scrub. Why is that?????
>>
>> I scrub the heck out of mine, and the SO really gets mean with it.
>> Being raised in a very poor family, he had no silver in his
>> childhood, and scrubbed the heck out of baby's silver cup yesterday.
>> Ugh. Anyone know how to get brillo marks out of silver?
>> TIA
>> blacksalt
>
> No, but when it gets really, really bad, consider having it replated.
> I did that once with a big serving spoon that went back to my
> childhood days. Cost me maybe $18 and I did it for sentimental
> reasons. I'm glad I did. JCPenney ran the special; they sent it out
> for replating.

As Barb said, silverplate can be replated and looks virtually like new.

If it's sterling silver, you can have it professionally buffed and
polished for a nominal cost. It will also look like new.

Following either of those choices, threaten SO with his life.