Ok will give it a go
Will this not react with the silver ?
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On 1 Mar 2012, at 15:30, "Marshall" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Go to the auto parts store and get a bottle of degreaser.  That will take the 
> oils off very well. Keep off hands or it will really dry them out.
> 
> Marshall
> 
> On 3/1/2012 9:07 AM, [email protected] wrote:
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>> Try putting the strips in the oven.  Silver won't melt at oven temps and it 
>> should burn off whatever he put on it.  I can't imagine what he put 
>> on--there was no need to add anything if he was thinning out a piece of 
>> silver, unless he has some sort of hydraulic press or roller that deposited 
>> lubricant to the silver.  Odd, though.  I've never seen anyone do that 
>> before.  
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>> -------Original Message-------
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>> I did try my local jeweller / smelter but he contaminated it with i assume  
>> is lubricating fluid, (i provided some Canadian maples for this purpose), no 
>> amount of keeping it in vinegar Or Cola for its phosphoric acid could rid it 
>> of the crap that would effuse out in the brew!...even though they came out 
>> super shiny!.
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