Hagerty's Polish Removing Silver?

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Hagerty's Polish Removing Silver?

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Hi there-
Recently I gave my horn a bath and, after researching the various silver polishes, applied Hagerty's to my horn (a PT-20, if it matters). Most of it came off very well, but the polish appears to have eaten away at a tiny part (>1 sq. cm) of the silver plating on the outside bow of the horn. Judging from the responses on this topic from this board in the past, it appears that Hagerty's is the polish of choice. Has no one run into this problem before? Why would it eat away a small part of the finish but nothing else? Would it possibly be something else used in the bathing/cleaning process (I used no soap, but there was valve oil and slide grease involved.)

Thanks,
Ben
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