Sacristy Tips: The Cleaning of Sacristy Silver

Brother Brady Bonnici, OCD, from St.Theresa's in Cospicua Malta shared the following tips about how he goes about cleaning the silver candlesticks in their church:
First, I prepare a bucket of water, some brushes, a silver duster and silver bath liquid. (I don't use creams because sometimes it is hard to get off.) Then I dismantle the candlestick, piece by piece... Then I start brushing the silver bath liquid onto the silver with a brush, applying it for 30 seconds or so and then I rinse with water. Once I do that, I polish with a silver duster to bring out the shine than I put the candlestick back together as it was. 
Here is a look at the process, including the final result:

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