Question about preserving a keris

A. G. Maisey · 1st February 2022, 03:44 AM

SJ, if I were you I would give very serious thought to using Hagerty silver polish, or any other sort of polish, powder, paste or liquid on this hilt.

Polish compounds are designed to be used on large items.

When used on small items with delicate detail it becomes extremely difficult to remove all of the applied polish, the result then becomes a residue left in tiny depressions in the work. The removal of this residue then becomes a painstaking job that you need to have a loupe screwed into your eye to complete.

Jewellers overcome this problem by using cleaning methods that you cannot use with this wooden hilt.

A polishing cloth is really the only practical answer --- well, at least in my experience.

1st February 2022, 03:44 AM	#16
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,992	SJ, if I were you I would give very serious thought to using Hagerty silver polish, or any other sort of polish, powder, paste or liquid on this hilt. Polish compounds are designed to be used on large items. When used on small items with delicate detail it becomes extremely difficult to remove all of the applied polish, the result then becomes a residue left in tiny depressions in the work. The removal of this residue then becomes a painstaking job that you need to have a loupe screwed into your eye to complete. Jewellers overcome this problem by using cleaning methods that you cannot use with this wooden hilt. A polishing cloth is really the only practical answer --- well, at least in my experience.