To bring the shine back to tarnished silver jewelry, pour hot water into a mug, add three tablespoons of salt (to make an electrolyte), put in some aluminum tin foil and the tarnished silver jewelry. The tarnish (silver sulfide) will then be liberated and be given off as a gas (rotten eggs smell). Rinse with water to reveal super shiny jewelery.
Source: A jeweler friend.
By Monique from Somerset, UK
Tie a few pieces of blackboard chalk in cheesecloth and store it with your sterling silver jewelry.
This is a page about cleaning silver with aluminum foil. While this is a widely shared method for cleaning silver, it can cause permanent damage to your silver items. It is best to avoid this method, particularly when cleaning valuable items.
This is a page about cleaning a silver necklace. Special polish and cloths are available to clean tarnish from silver or you can use a few common household items.
This is a page about cleaning a silver bracelet. Polish your silver jewelry to keep it beautiful and free of tarnish.
I want to know the acid used on silver jewelry for whitening? Thanks.
By Haydar
I have a sterling silver bracelet that I wore when washing my hands with Betadine scrub, it has now gone light gold! Can anyone please tell me how to fix it? Thank you.
By Stephanie
Does Totally Awesome clean silver necklaces? If it does how do you use it for this purpose?
By Lavii D.
How can I remove tarnish from silver plate jewelry? The toggles become almost black, and even the sterling silver, too!
Can I use water, baking soda, and vinegar to clean my silver jewelry that is tarnished and smoked damaged from a fire?
I am trying to clean sliver jewelry at home. Is there anything I can use?
I work at a silver and native American jewelry store. We use Windex (I've never tried an off brand of glass cleaner), and an old soft toothbrush to get into hard to reach areas.
I left my silver jewelry in silver jewelry cleaner too long and now it's a dull, whitish color. I've tried to use a soft cloth and polish them, trying to bring back the shine, but nothing has helped.
Can anyone help?Can I use denture tablets for cleaning a sterling silver necklace with little diamonds in it that turned black?
How do I clean a silver bracelet containing garnets?
By Judy
If the bracelet is dirty(not tarnished), soak it in a cup of warm water with a teaspoon of ammonia for 1/2 hour then rinse and air dry. The stones will sparkle. If the bracelet is tarnished, use a pea sized dab of silver polish or white toothpaste (not gel), rub it into the wet bristles of an old soft toothbrush, then use the brush all over the bracelet.
Do not scrub too hard, because if the bracelet is silver plate. it may come off. Rinse and air dry. Do not use either of these methods on opal, pearl or real turquoise jewelry. I have cleaned both good and costume jewelry. The only problem I have ever had was some "jewels" came unglued after soaking. Never had a problem with real stones. Hope this helps.
I once heard that monosodium glutamate (MSG) can be used to clean and shine any pure stainless metal, like gold and silver.
