| FAQ for Silver (Sterling Silver) |
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What is the purity of the silver? |
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All our items are of 92.5 or sterling purity. |
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Will there be a guarantee card to authenticate this purity? |
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Yes, IK will provide a guarantee card with each item authenticating the purity. |
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Will IK silver items tarnish? |
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Tarnishing is an inherent quality of the silver metal and all silver tarnishes. Even if you were to buy the best brand in the world, silver will tarnish. |
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Can the dents on the silver items be repaired? |
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In most cases dents cannot be removed from silver items. |
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| FAQ for NSE (Nature Special Edition) |
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What is inside these flowers and leaves? |
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This is a special product range where in real flowers and leaves are processed in a very special manner and dipped in gold and silver. |
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Will these break? |
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No, inspite of their delicate look, they are very sturdy and unless mishandled will not break. |
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What is the value of silver in these flowers? |
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There is no metal value of silver. It is not possible to sell for silver or recover the silver. These are dipped in silver and it is hard to tell the value of silver in these items. |
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What is the life of these flowers? |
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If looked after and kept dust free, handled carefully they last for many years. The life depends on the care of the flowers. |
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Will these tarnish? Can they be repolished or dipped in silver? |
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These are lacquered with a superior quality of lacquer and protected from tarnishing. If dust allowed to collect and settle, inspite of the lacquer will develop a tarnished look. Also while poor handling if the lacquer is cracked and air gets in, tarnish will take place. No, these cannot be polished as there is a layer of lacquer over the silver dip. No, they cannot be redipped in silver because of the layer of lacquer on the silver which cannot be removed or bypassed. |
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Can all flowers and leaves be plated? |
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No, all flowers and leaves cannot be plated. We have succeeded with the ones in the website and are constantly trying and researching for plating options on more flowers and leaves. |
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Are these dipped in only silver? What other finishes can we buy these in? |
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These are most popular in the silver plating and silver shine and color. But all our products are also available in nickel, copper and gold also. |
