Damage by Rat Urine

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Garth9791
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Damage by Rat Urine

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This a glass pot with a sterling silver collar and lid. Rats got into the storage and peed on it, it was wrapped in newspaper and that stuck to the silver as well. The result is a whitish bloom. Does this come off?
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Re: Damage by Rat Urine

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Hi Garth welcome to the forum,
A wee pee rat problem.
http://www.cdc.gov/rodents/diseases/direct.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptospirosis" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blrats2.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/pdf/HPS_Brochure.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.ehow.com/how_6569923_clean-mice-urine.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Last but not least please tell us and have you tried silver polish?

Oel
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