Rick,
If it were just one trophy and just needed dusting off, I'd clean it up as part of the service, as long as there was new engraving being done.
If a person came in with a box of trophies and wanted them cleaned, I'd charge accordingly, even if new engraving was part of the job.
I learned the hard way, once, when a person brought a bunch of trophies for a dog show, which included tarnished silverplate bowls and trays.
The person asked if I could clean the silver. I said, "Yes, but I'll have to charge for that service."
Long story short, it was a much bigger job than I had imagined and even though I charged a pretty stiff fee, the customer and I had reached a conclusion:
I didn't want to clean the silver again and he didn't want to pay for the cleaning again. :S David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri
DGL Engraving
Port Hueneme, CA |