I use a lot of sterling silver sheet from Cooksons and am always very happy with it....until yesterday when I cut a disc and washer from a piece of sheet I bought recently. When I took off the protective film the metal was dull and had a lined texture/pattern through it. I've sanded and polished, polished again and polished again but still the lines are there (they're not scratches, it's like a lined pattern through the metal). Has anyone ever come across this issue before? I've attached some photos. The smaller disc is one which I cut from a different piece of sheet and all I've done with that is wipe it with a pro polish pad and it's near perfect mirror shine, as all of the sheet I've had in the past has been. The washer hasn't been touched, it's exactly how it looked when I took the film off. You can see the distorted reflection on the larger disc, it's caused by the lined texture/pattern.
Cooksons' response was that I needed a new mop and compound and to apply more pressure. I'm not new to working with silver and I think I know when I need a new mop. I also know when something doesn't seem quite right.
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