silverware restoration

[Brenda]

I recently found some of our silverware that had never been used. Now
I'm almost embarrassed to use our well-used silverware. Thirty years
of everyday use has left them dull and scratched. They are stainless,
but I still love them and don't want to give them up. Is there any way
to restore them to their original polish?

[Vox Humana]

"Brenda" <brendamatc@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I recently found some of our silverware that had never been used. Now
> I'm almost embarrassed to use our well-used silverware. Thirty years
> of everyday use has left them dull and scratched. They are stainless,
> but I still love them and don't want to give them up. Is there any way
> to restore them to their original polish?

There are restoration specialists who restore just about anything for a
price. Stainless flatware is so inexpensive that unless the stuff has great
sentiment value, it won't be worth the price to have it restored to original
condition. I would take the never used pieces to a shop and have them
framed and spend a few dollars for some new flatware. A quick Google search
shows that SILVER flatware costs about $10-$15 per piece to restore with
minimum jobs going as high as $500. I would guess that you would have to
pay more to restore stainless since it is much harder to polish than silver.