Home for Christmas and my mom has a jewelry question. She tried cleaning the chain of her gold necklace using silver polish, and when she did, it turned silver. Why? And can it be reversed?
posted by EmGeeJay
on Dec 22, 2012 -
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What is this mystery substance? In an episode of
Upstairs, Downstairs, Rose and Daisy are cleaning crystals from the chandelier. Rose explains that "...then you give the pieces a wipe-over with this powder blue before the final polish and that gives the glass an extra sparkle."
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posted by mimi
on Aug 21, 2012 -
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Doing cleaning for moving out. We had nail polish stain on our hardwood floor. Need advice how to clean it up.
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posted by akomom
on Aug 9, 2012 -
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So yesterday I bought a used copy of Fallout 3 for the xbox 360 at my local Gamestop. Turned out it was a Polish version. Anyone know if it's possible to change the default Polish text and dialogue to English?
posted by Dumsnill
on Apr 9, 2011 -
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I need help translating this Polish song! The internet has failed me so far.
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posted by Askiba
on Mar 6, 2010 -
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Hello! Can anyone recommend anywhere in either Jersey City or New York City to get the Polish delicacies known as
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posted by plep
on Feb 15, 2010 -
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At the end of World War II, would a Polish-ethnicity girl/young woman and her family from Lwów/Lviv have been given the
option of moving west of the Curzon line to post-war Poland, or would they have been forcibly resettled?
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posted by mdonley
on Oct 25, 2009 -
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