Bad reaction from housewash on screen door handles

These were silver before I washed. I would expect this on rubbed bronze, but not silver. Help!

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Wd40?

I have heard that as well WD40. I have also heard magic eraser and I think so kind of mineral oil. Let me search a minute and see if I can find the thread

vegetable oil

I don’t think that’ll work in this case. I hear it does for rubbed bronze and other “live” finishes.

This looks like tarnished silver. Makes me wonder if there is some actual silver in this finish? Wish I had some silver polish with me…

Found that old thread and it was bronze like you mentioned. That thread mentioned the vegetable oil. If that is tarnish then I would try Brasso like you are thinking

Tarn-X brought them right back. Thanks guys!

Lesson for the day: don’t panic! :grin:

Would’ve been expensive to replace all 3 of them…

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Wow! Thanks for this post! I’d have been replacing

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Awesome, glad you got it worked out