Mother would "polish" her silver plated flatware by boiling them in an aluminum pot with baking soda added to the water. They came out bright and shiny.
Thanks for posting, it worked AMAZINGLY!!!!!! I originally googled something that advised me to use white vinegar and baking soda and let it sit for 2 or 3 hours but my necklace restored within in minutes of using your technique. THANKS 🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽😁😁😁
or hear me out buy a polishing cloth and a ultrasonic cleaning machine its like 40$ for both , saves you time and your jewelry will always look new and shiny
Just was it with a sponge and dish detergent now and then, before the tarnish gets too thick. Same with silverware. Use it, wash it, dry it and you'll never need to go through this.
You could have just used a commercial silver dip and got a better result and a commercial one is re useable. My solution is 5 years old and still works
Don't clean jewelry with tarnish shading or jewelry with glued in stones with this method, often pearls and stones like jade and turquois are glued into sets...great method but not universal...I've never used salt before..it works with baking soda only.
oh, I can't tell you how many destroyed silver-plated items I have brought to me after this process! Please -only sterling silver IF you have to do it this way. No antiques either. This is so dangerous for some mixed metals. Sterling usually works but not always.
People think they are “cleaning” silver using aluminum foil and baking soda and vinegar. Actually they are removing silver from the piece. It’s basic chemistry. Never do this especially to a silver plate item. You are reversing the electrolysis that puts the silver on.
This isn't reversing electrolysis, it's reversing the oxidation reaction of the silver (tarnish) which is actually the exact opposite of what you're saying. This method converts the black oxide back into the original silver so no silver is lost. When you rub the oxide off by polishing, you lose not only the converted silver in the tarnish but also abrade the untarnished surface underneath, losing even more metal. Please don't claim "basic chemistry" without knowing basic chemistry or you risk misleading people.
@@nikkil764 wrong. The oxidation you see on silver is sulfur bound to silver (silver sulfide). The redox reaction simply breaks down the silver sulfide compound and the sulfur attaches to the aluminum to create aluminum sulfide. The quantity of silver is not reduced. The only way silver is removed is if you physically remove tarnishing (removing the silver sulfide compound). Ex. Using an abrasive polishing method. This removed both silver and sulfur rather than just sulfur, like the aluminum baking soda method does.
So, so wrong. This process purely goes after the oxidisation and has zero effect on the plating, which is why we always use this for our most delicate and intricate silver pieces. Please don't "agree to disagree", your advice is just flat out incorrect. I have no wish to dunk on you, but you are continuing to argue the point even when presented with facts.
I use toothpaste hot water then cleaning solution from Amazon then use two jewelry polishing rags...ones for deep cleaning other is for polishing....mine looks 90 times better the this dudes
First clean with toothpaste with an old tooth brush..might have to get the brush wet makes easyer to move the toothpaste around…after scrubbing the jewelry wash with out water
