Silver Clasp
Silver Metal Belts oxidizing?
Ok this is going to sound so weird. Anytime I wear a shirt (polo, tshirt, etc) and im sitting or the shirt some how rubs against the belts silver metal clasp, I find that the shirt gets a lil discolored in that area.. Almost like the metal oxidizes against the shirt. Has anyone ever ran into this? Is this something that silver metal clasps on belts do? This belt is from Kohls and the belt I bought before it was from Old Navy. Pretty much your normal standard belt.
It may be that the metal is silver plated. Underneath is a cheap metal while the thinnest layer of silver is put on top.
That seems to be the problem to me.
How to fix it tuck your shirt in.
Hope it helps ^^
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Jewellery Making Applications of Silver Findings
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