I learned about using Soft Scrub on silver from Bona Borromeo... https://www.facebook.com/lepiuaffascinantidimilano/posts/premio-dama-dargento-assegnato-il-premio-dama-dargento-alla-principessa-bona-bor/1144689417276041/ She has a lot of silver to polish, though she doesn't do it herself, she does know what to use. Silver isn't supposed to be shiny. It acquires a nice patina with age.