Hey there! Local science guy here. So what causes the tarnishing color on the surface of sterling silver is actually silver sulfide (Ag2S), which is black. When a thin coat of it lines the surface of silver, it darkens it. There’s 2 ways you can remove this. You can buff out the surface through polishing (which can remove some of the silver) OR you can turn the silver back using this method (which preserves the silver). The aluminum (Al) and baking soda (NaHCO3) form a “bridge” between the silver and pulls the sulfur attached to the silver off because Aluminum loves to bond with Sulfur, creating Aluminum Sulfide (Al2S3). You can do this with cold water too, but the boiling water acts as a catalyst and causes the reactions to happen a lot faster. It’s important that the silver makes some contact with the aluminum to make sure the process of electrolysis happens. After after a while, the sulfur bonded to the silver is carried through the water/baking soda solution and will bond to the aluminum instead, leaving your silver to be alone. Bam! Silver? ~brilliant & clean~ Tarnish? ~gone!~ Edit: H2SO4 to NaHCO3 2nd Edit: Wow! I come back a year later to see 2.2k likes! Thank you all! I hope you’ve found this information helpful :) I’ve noticed some comments below mentioning this method not working: Please be aware that this works on REAL STERLING SILVER! I would not try this method on plated jewelry! Some cheap jewelry is an alloy of copper and other metals which can oxidize and turn green when exposed to water/other chemicals. That stuff is usually coated with a silver or gold colored paint to give the appearance of real, solid jewelry. Please be aware that this method could damage those kinds of jewelry, and can’t really help the tarnishing on that. Best of luck everyone! :)
That funny when he said “for all my scientist you could leave a comment” i was like ain’t no way there actually is one that left a comment and I seen this lol
@@Pablo.Romano98 Hey Roman! Doing this method is highly unadvisable. Vermeil is gold plated over the silver, in which case it is only at least 2.5 microns thick. This method would most likely damage it. Vermeil is a special case where you have to be really careful with how its taken care of. For general cleaning, its recommended that you use a soft cotton or microfiber cloth (like your sunglasses cloth). Don't use jewelry cloths cause you can rub the gold off. For a deeper clean, its recommended to use WARM (NOT hot) water and dish soap. Use a sunglass cloth and dip it in the soapy water and gently clean it, then rinse it off using another cloth with ONLY water, then pat it dry. Its best not to ever submerge your vermeil. Hope this helps!
Thank you to whoever gave me the thumbs up in the last 24 hours. Completely forgot about this method of cleaning silver. A couple days ago I found a Pandora bracelet, in a second hand store. I've been trying to figure out how to it and not destroy it, then the like popped up. See it's good to give people the thumbs up jogs my ate memories.
The reason no one has mentioned it is that there is ZERO difference between either side of the foil. The reason one side is shiny is nothing more than the way it comes out of the press. I used to think there was a difference too but then I seen a video on how it is manufactured (inside the plant) and this was addressed. ZERO difference.
Just tried this baking soda foil method to clean my 15+ years tarnished neglected Tiffany’s bracelet & necklace. Worked amazingly well! Now I can wear them again. Thank you for sharing.
OMG THIS SERIOUSLY WORKED! Is this magic? Haha THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I'm telling you... I threw my beloved 925 silver 2-in earring hoops in the trash a few days ago because it turned brown and copper after just buying a few months ago... I just fished it out of the TRASH to try this... instantly... INSTANTLY my earrings turned BRAND NEW like the day I bought it. You should seen the look on my face. God bless you my friend. You are a gift for making this video!
I had 2 old rings that were very intricate cut, very blackened, I had no hope this would work. I changed the water and soda three times, but they turned out looking new !!! I was flabbergasted!! Thank you !
Effective use of speed-up. Kudos. Viewer can _see_ that you're really doing everything (no trickery), but it just gets through the obvious parts quickly. Not all how-to videos are as straightforward and unpretentious. Good job!
@@istealurgf Don't know: not a chemist. Probably diminishes the silver as much as the tarnish itself does, i.e., over millions of cleanings over eons. Video _does_ say to rinse well and then use a polishing cloth.
@@istealurgf I've been cleaning with this method for about 30 years and haven't ruined anything yet. Just make sure you rinse well and dry. You want to get all the baking soda off.
Did this on my silver cutlery and it absolutely works! They haven't been cleaned since my baptism in 99, and were very dark. Now they're shine! Have to do it a second time as not everything went away, but so much better than scubbing my engraving away
Forgot to take my silver necklace off at the hot springs (grade A tarnishing sulfur) and this worked amazing! Took both the chain and pendant from blacker than my soul to sparkling silver again. So this works! Thank you :)
I was truly hesitant to try this since the last thing from the internet ruined my bracelet. This truly works! My lions head charm is 25 years old. It was blue/black. This process brought my charm back from being antiqued!
Thank you thank you.... I was so said I spoiled my ring with chemicals on my hair . Then I started to look for videos how to clean my ring and don't want my husband to be sad. I remember when he bought them for our wedding his eyes was shining. It works 100%. God bless you.🙏🏽
Omg. I bought a sterling silver bracelet when I visited India last summer and this worked perfect on my tarnished bracelet. It looks even better than when I first bought it. Thanks so much!!
This worked like a charm. I had to do it twice on my sterling silver pendant and chain. I was a little worried about the gems in it (garnet and period) but there's no damage to the stones. It's incredibly shiny and beautiful again! The comment above mentioned making sure that the silver touches the aluminum and I think that's an important step. Thank you so much for sharing this video.
I am going to try this now! I have some lovely bracelets from my Older sister whom has passed & they are very tarnished. Thank you for this tutorial. So happy to be able to wear my sister's jewelry with pride 😀
Oh my goodness. I wish I knew about this years ago. I thought it was permanently tarnished. I've even thrown jewellery away, only keeping sentimental pieces...which I will now clean! Thank you
Just want to add to this: after removing jewelry I found using a small toothbrush with dish soap to be very effective to get the last of the tarnish off. I used this on my silver rope necklace and it came out like new. Proved to be a very good way to get the small grains of the leftover baking soda off as well as grease from sweat, oils, etc. and then to use a rag to wipe down after.
If you just reheat the water and add a more baking soda make sure your water is bowling and actually let it sit for a while you won’t have to scrub it all
Dish soap works amazing on gold, I have my necklaces all covered up for a whole night, the Bismarck necklace needs to be a little bit rubbed with a toothbrush, rinse with water and they shine again like brand new 🤩
Wow, I was amazed at this method. for silver jewelry. I had a gold bracelet and wore it into the pool. The bracelet has silver indented ridges on it. Turned the ridges black. I tried this method and it worked. Got a tooth pick and cleaned the ridges out. Bracelet looks brand new. Thank you very much!
Literally a savour, I went to hot springs and my 2 chains turned completely black (one was a pretty expensive Cuban) I then took them to a Jewely store and they said there is nothing I can do and were convincing me to buy new ones, I thought I’d give this a go before I did and they look brand new back to original maybe even more sparkling, thanks a ton
I was going to ask how long you should leave the jewellery in for, but I got my answer when trying this. I really didn’t think the results would be instantaneous but my earrings looked as good as new after a few seconds. Thank you for uploading this!
Thank you! I found a ring I bought in Australia this morning organizing my closet. It only took 60 seconds to get the tarnish off. I am so happy to be able to wear it today! Tomorrow is the birthday of my friend Prem Rawat and it's why I was visiting Australia to spend time with him when I bought the ring as a memento.
Holy Cow!, I just tried on a silver chain and locket. It's like NEW! I've tried for years to clean this chain and locket. It looks like I bought it 30 years ago. Thanks!
Not a chemist but I've taken a few chemistry courses in my uni days. The reaction that causes the bubbling is basically this. Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate or NaHCO3 when dissolved in water and with energy put in, in the form of heat the facilitates a reaction in which CO2 escapes as a gas and the sodium bicarbonate (a weak base) is converted to sodium carbonate a considerably stronger base. Not as Alkali as bleach or Lye or potash for example but it's the difference between a pH of 8.x to one around 10 or 11. Whereas bleach is more on the order of 12ish and NaOH upwards of 13. My guess is that this then reacts with the aluminum and the Silver Sulphate and then created some kind of salt but that's just my speculation
Thank you I did this to my gold jewellery,all the rings and earring came out like new ,also a load of my gold bangles .This is so easy to do ,I hope all of you try it as it’ really works . I did hear about this a long time ago and I just tried it today ,no more going to the jeweller for cleaning lol 😊
This works wonders! Absolutely made my tarnished silver rings new and shiny again in less than a minute! Thank you so much for all the great information.
Got a chain from mexico 2 years ago and over time it tarnished, just tried it and it worked! All is gone and after a dry and wipe its completely new looking. 10/10
Can you do this with mixed metal jewelry? I have some pieces that are gold and silver that I’d like to try this with. Are semi-precious stones safe with this method? Thank you for the video.
I worked! A 50 years old lady’s silver belt that was hand made 50 years ago given to me for my mom. I never thought my belt will ever looked the same. It’s bright and shiny! However, I reused the left over baking soda from the bowl and used a bush to brush through the belt again. It’s looks almost brand new. Thank you SO much for sharing. Oh, I used a lot of baking soda because my belt is pretty long. I didn’t want to repeat it, so go all the way folks!
I have used this method in the past on Old Sterling spoons that I've collected from garage sales and thrift stores and whatnot it works excellent on tarnished silver anything.... 👍👣🙏🏻
I just tried this on a locket and chain that was my mother in laws it has not seen the light of day for at least 11 years since she passed away and maybe more but I used your little trick and the locket and chain look beautiful! thanks!!
Ok i tried this with my daughter’s silver bangle it works!! The first round didn’t do too much, I emptied the water and repeated the step and the magic happened.. thank you!
Thanks for the video! I’m a sweater and live in Texas so my Necklace was completely black in spots. Because of this I had to repeat this a few times but after the fourth time everything was shiny and new looking. Thanks again
If this method doesn’t work good enough, try tightly wrapping the silver and baking soda in foil (with the ends open for water to enter) and drop it in a pot of boiling (salted) water. Immediately turn off the heat and allow it to fizz and bubble for 3 minutes or so. I could smell the silver sulfide coming off, and when I unwrapped the chain I noticed the tarnish transferred onto the foil. I repeated this method a few times to restore a wheat chain back to new condition. Definitely worth doing this to achieve the result. 🙏
Did this with Baking powder because that's all I have. All my Sterling silver jewelry tarnish free and shiny!!! The jewelers in my city charge almost a hundred bucks to clean jewelry so I'm glad I found this 😁
Thank you so much, I’m so happy that I tried this method. It works perfectly. Honestly my silver jewelry wasn’t bad condition, not tarnished at all. Just bc I used them every day they were a little “dirty”. Thanks again 🙏
Thank you so much! I recently got nair on my charm bracelet and it got black and ugly. Decided to give this a go, had nothing to lose. But it worked soooo good! My bracelet looks brand new!
I can vouch for this method! Tried myself and it works perfectly ❤ Note: Afterwards, you can use a tissue paper soaked in vinegar and wrap your itesm for 10mins, and clean it with dish washing soap using a brush for that extra shine. Thank you
This works, yay! Just make sure the water is super hot and boiling. Cleaned all my Tiffany jewelry and now I can wear them again. What a great money saving hack. Thanks!
I want to try this on my engagement ring but I’m worried about it working or messing it up. My ring has diamonds in it and has a rhodium plating, will this method still work?
My silver chain was completely black was gonna go to the shop and get it polished which would have been like £50 Saved me on so much and literally cleaned like 90% of it. So happy bro thank you so much.
My favourite pair of sterling silver earrings were tarnished. I just tried this method and my favourite earrings look brand new again 😍. Thank you so much for this video much appreciated 🥰
Great video, very helpful and so easy to do. I have some sterling pieces that were so difficult to keep shiny that I seldom wore them. This technique absolutely works, plus no nasty chemicals used in the process. Thanks so much.
I just tried this and boom it brought my Pandora bracelet back to life, after looking almost black from Chlorine!! Thanks for sharing this little hack❤
@@saracarolinehancock yeah I did with the safest way, by using boiled water and baking soda, put the pendant in a bowl with the hot water and baking soda, wait a few minutes, rinse it with water, then repeat the process a few more times
Thanks so much I thought ruined my chain wearing it while using colour remover on my hair . I used this method and it came back to normal after minutes , I’d spent hours trying different things to clean it . Thank you 😊
Just finished doing this & it worked quickly, I left it in the solution for 20 minutes my silver jewelry looks like new! My silver platter didn't turn out to actually be silver but that's ok. And the one vintage piece of silver jewelry I had recently bought probably hadn't been cleaned since the 1960's, that one took two cleanings and 3 times longer to de-tarnish than the rest of my silver jewelry did but worth the wait because my vintage piece looks like new now as well!
Alot of people when asked about silver being good for jewelry say "no" or something like "it is the worst metal" because of tarnish.. Well alot seem to be lazy. Silver also for some reason can shine more than gold! Say what you want about silver, I love it. Just because it is cheaper than gold does not make it less a noble metal or a cheap metal.
Especially if your are a silversmith and buying silver sheet or silver wire to make jewelry. It is cheaper then gold but it is not cheap. My husband makes silver jewelry as a hobby. But he used to do it for a living.
@allinonesportschannel2522 I use regular table salt. Ionized table salt. I'm no chemist. But, it really works like magic! It must be real silver though. I have vintage pieces from the 70's that I clean this way effortlessly. Wipe with a soft cloth and shine! Good luck! I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Hey there! Local science guy here.
So what causes the tarnishing color on the surface of sterling silver is actually silver sulfide (Ag2S), which is black. When a thin coat of it lines the surface of silver, it darkens it.
There’s 2 ways you can remove this.
You can buff out the surface through polishing (which can remove some of the silver) OR you can turn the silver back using this method (which preserves the silver).
The aluminum (Al) and baking soda (NaHCO3) form a “bridge” between the silver and pulls the sulfur attached to the silver off because Aluminum loves to bond with Sulfur, creating Aluminum Sulfide (Al2S3). You can do this with cold water too, but the boiling water acts as a catalyst and causes the reactions to happen a lot faster. It’s important that the silver makes some contact with the aluminum to make sure the process of electrolysis happens. After after a while, the sulfur bonded to the silver is carried through the water/baking soda solution and will bond to the aluminum instead, leaving your silver to be alone.
Bam!
Silver? ~brilliant & clean~
Tarnish? ~gone!~
Edit: H2SO4 to NaHCO3
2nd Edit: Wow! I come back a year later to see 2.2k likes! Thank you all! I hope you’ve found this information helpful :)
I’ve noticed some comments below mentioning this method not working:
Please be aware that this works on REAL STERLING SILVER! I would not try this method on plated jewelry! Some cheap jewelry is an alloy of copper and other metals which can oxidize and turn green when exposed to water/other chemicals. That stuff is usually coated with a silver or gold colored paint to give the appearance of real, solid jewelry. Please be aware that this method could damage those kinds of jewelry, and can’t really help the tarnishing on that.
Best of luck everyone! :)
super cool thanks for explaining
That funny when he said “for all my scientist you could leave a comment” i was like ain’t no way there actually is one that left a comment and I seen this lol
Could you clean Vermeil Jewelry with this process or will it damage it?
@@Pablo.Romano98 Hey Roman! Doing this method is highly unadvisable. Vermeil is gold plated over the silver, in which case it is only at least 2.5 microns thick. This method would most likely damage it. Vermeil is a special case where you have to be really careful with how its taken care of. For general cleaning, its recommended that you use a soft cotton or microfiber cloth (like your sunglasses cloth). Don't use jewelry cloths cause you can rub the gold off. For a deeper clean, its recommended to use WARM (NOT hot) water and dish soap. Use a sunglass cloth and dip it in the soapy water and gently clean it, then rinse it off using another cloth with ONLY water, then pat it dry. Its best not to ever submerge your vermeil. Hope this helps!
POV you copy/pasted of google
Thank you I've watched 5 videos on this exact method and nobody has said to put the shiny side out. Perfect.
Thank you to whoever gave me the thumbs up in the last 24 hours. Completely forgot about this method of cleaning silver. A couple days ago I found a Pandora bracelet, in a second hand store. I've been trying to figure out how to it and not destroy it, then the like popped up. See it's good to give people the thumbs up jogs my ate memories.
😊 I'd also watched a handful just before this and also found nobody mentioned that!
The reason no one has mentioned it is that there is ZERO difference between either side of the foil. The reason one side is shiny is nothing more than the way it comes out of the press. I used to think there was a difference too but then I seen a video on how it is manufactured (inside the plant) and this was addressed. ZERO difference.
@@jakefallon2335 thank god someone has common sense
Just tried this baking soda foil method to clean my 15+ years tarnished neglected Tiffany’s bracelet & necklace. Worked amazingly well! Now I can wear them again. Thank you for sharing.
I have a Tiffany bracelet and necklace as well! That's the reason I watched this video and am in process of using this method. It works indeed!
Hi. Do u think it would work on Pandora bracelets and it’s charms? Thanks.
@@karamurphy8998 omg same im doing this right now as we speak lmao
Can you use baking soda boiling water on stones that are in the silver??
@@GoldySteffes-ew2ew I would maybe use hot water but not boiling water to prevent any stones from cracking.
I used this method 50 years ago to clean my silver cutlery and had completely forgotten about it! I'm about to try it again! THANK YOU!!
How old are uh man
@@Muelol2005 prob in his 70s, while you and me are from 2005 and not even 20 yet
OMG THIS SERIOUSLY WORKED! Is this magic? Haha THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I'm telling you... I threw my beloved 925 silver 2-in earring hoops in the trash a few days ago because it turned brown and copper after just buying a few months ago... I just fished it out of the TRASH to try this... instantly... INSTANTLY my earrings turned BRAND NEW like the day I bought it. You should seen the look on my face.
God bless you my friend. You are a gift for making this video!
Did it tarnish again after ?
I had 2 old rings that were very intricate cut, very blackened, I had no hope this would work. I changed the water and soda three times, but they turned out looking new !!! I was flabbergasted!! Thank you !
No exaggeration this made my rope chain look brand new. Dang, thanks for this bro
Glad it helped you! its an easy way to clean your jewelry. You can also get a silver dip cleaner from Amazon - amzn.to/2EGhFeE Thanks for watching
@@LukeZionJewelry this method causes no long term harm to the chain right? How often you recommend? Twice a year maybe?
Baking soda will not damage silver 👍 it removes the tarnish.
Agree
It's absolutely amazing how good it worked. Thanks soooooo much.
My sterling silver bracelets had years of tarnish build up on it from sitting. This method was the best ever. Bracelets look brand new. Thank u.
Effective use of speed-up. Kudos. Viewer can _see_ that you're really doing everything (no trickery), but it just gets through the obvious parts quickly. Not all how-to videos are as straightforward and unpretentious. Good job!
Does this ruin the silver?
@@istealurgf Don't know: not a chemist. Probably diminishes the silver as much as the tarnish itself does, i.e., over millions of cleanings over eons. Video _does_ say to rinse well and then use a polishing cloth.
@@istealurgf I've been cleaning with this method for about 30 years and haven't ruined anything yet. Just make sure you rinse well and dry. You want to get all the baking soda off.
Did this on my silver cutlery and it absolutely works! They haven't been cleaned since my baptism in 99, and were very dark. Now they're shine!
Have to do it a second time as not everything went away, but so much better than scubbing my engraving away
Forgot to take my silver necklace off at the hot springs (grade A tarnishing sulfur) and this worked amazing! Took both the chain and pendant from blacker than my soul to sparkling silver again. So this works! Thank you :)
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@@tauisuitonu8505 not true, didn’t work for me 😈
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I was truly hesitant to try this since the last thing from the internet ruined my bracelet. This truly works! My lions head charm is 25 years old. It was blue/black. This process brought my charm back from being antiqued!
Thank you thank you.... I was so said I spoiled my ring with chemicals on my hair . Then I started to look for videos how to clean my ring and don't want my husband to be sad. I remember when he bought them for our wedding his eyes was shining. It works 100%. God bless you.🙏🏽
Good Job 👍
This worked SO well on some super tarnished sterling silver jewelry I had laying around! Thank you!!!
Thanks! I got my silver Tiffany necklace and pendant clean! I haven't been able to wear it for years it was so tarnished. Looks brand new!
Omg. I bought a sterling silver bracelet when I visited India last summer and this worked perfect on my tarnished bracelet. It looks even better than when I first bought it. Thanks so much!!
Used this on a ring I got as a kid 25 years ago and it brought it back to life. Thank you. ❤
Thank you for taking the time to make this video and share it with the world.
Thanks for putting a GIANT smile on my silver jewelries faces! 😃
This worked like a charm. I had to do it twice on my sterling silver pendant and chain. I was a little worried about the gems in it (garnet and period) but there's no damage to the stones. It's incredibly shiny and beautiful again! The comment above mentioned making sure that the silver touches the aluminum and I think that's an important step. Thank you so much for sharing this video.
I am going to try this now! I have some lovely bracelets from my Older sister whom has passed & they are very tarnished. Thank you for this tutorial. So happy to be able to wear my sister's jewelry with pride 😀
Oh my goodness. I wish I knew about this years ago. I thought it was permanently tarnished. I've even thrown jewellery away, only keeping sentimental pieces...which I will now clean! Thank you
Just want to add to this: after removing jewelry I found using a small toothbrush with dish soap to be very effective to get the last of the tarnish off. I used this on my silver rope necklace and it came out like new. Proved to be a very good way to get the small grains of the leftover baking soda off as well as grease from sweat, oils, etc. and then to use a rag to wipe down after.
If you just reheat the water and add a more baking soda make sure your water is bowling and actually let it sit for a while you won’t have to scrub it all
I have been doing this for years. I used wooden chopsticks to fish out the jewelry to avoid scratching it.
Dish soap works amazing on gold, I have my necklaces all covered up for a whole night, the Bismarck necklace needs to be a little bit rubbed with a toothbrush, rinse with water and they shine again like brand new 🤩
Toothbrush will scratch your silver
@@dannis70 do you put aluminum foil in the Bowl before you put your gold jewelry in there with the water and dishwashing soap ?
Wow very impressed 😮 literally took like 5 minutes and my two chains and cross pendant are brand new looking. Thank you!
wow, I am so impressed at how easy, fast and cheap this process is! And my vintage ring now looks brand-new! Thank you so much for this video :)
I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THIS INFORMATION. THANKS!
Wow, I was amazed at this method. for silver jewelry. I had a gold bracelet and wore it into the pool. The bracelet has silver indented ridges on it. Turned the ridges black. I tried this method and it worked. Got a tooth pick and cleaned the ridges out. Bracelet looks brand new. Thank you very much!
Does it work without fiol
Can use rhe same process ior the silver jewelleries with crystals or stones embedded on them? Please let me know!
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Can this be used on silver jewelry with stones like turquoise or amethyst in them ?
Omg 😳… the way this TRULY WORKS!! Thank you … it’s such a gem 💎
Literally a savour, I went to hot springs and my 2 chains turned completely black (one was a pretty expensive Cuban) I then took them to a Jewely store and they said there is nothing I can do and were convincing me to buy new ones, I thought I’d give this a go before I did and they look brand new back to original maybe even more sparkling, thanks a ton
I was going to ask how long you should leave the jewellery in for, but I got my answer when trying this. I really didn’t think the results would be instantaneous but my earrings looked as good as new after a few seconds. Thank you for uploading this!
Thank you! I found a ring I bought in Australia this morning organizing my closet. It only took 60 seconds to get the tarnish off. I am so happy to be able to wear it today! Tomorrow is the birthday of my friend Prem Rawat and it's why I was visiting Australia to spend time with him when I bought the ring as a memento.
I couldn't believe my eyes when it worked. My earrings literally look new. THANK YOU
Holy Cow!, I just tried on a silver chain and locket. It's like NEW! I've tried for years to clean this chain and locket. It looks like I bought it 30 years ago. Thanks!
Not a chemist but I've taken a few chemistry courses in my uni days. The reaction that causes the bubbling is basically this. Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate or NaHCO3 when dissolved in water and with energy put in, in the form of heat the facilitates a reaction in which CO2 escapes as a gas and the sodium bicarbonate (a weak base) is converted to sodium carbonate a considerably stronger base. Not as Alkali as bleach or Lye or potash for example but it's the difference between a pH of 8.x to one around 10 or 11. Whereas bleach is more on the order of 12ish and NaOH upwards of 13. My guess is that this then reacts with the aluminum and the Silver Sulphate and then created some kind of salt but that's just my speculation
Thank you I did this to my gold jewellery,all the rings and earring came out like new ,also a load of my gold bangles .This is so easy to do ,I hope all of you try it as it’ really works . I did hear about this a long time ago and I just tried it today ,no more going to the jeweller for cleaning lol 😊
Worked very well. Transformed my Pandora earrings and now they look brand new. Thanks so much for sharing this.
Do u think it would work for Pandora bracelet and it’s charms? Thanks.
@@susanng7298yes, it does. I did it with my Pandora bracelet with charm.
This works wonders! Absolutely made my tarnished silver rings new and shiny again in less than a minute! Thank you so much for all the great information.
Great tip!! So easy. Works better than the pricey silver cleaner in my closet and you can clean more than one piece at a time. Excellent video!!
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Got a chain from mexico 2 years ago and over time it tarnished, just tried it and it worked! All is gone and after a dry and wipe its completely new looking. 10/10
That worked really fast but it also smells a little bit like rotten eggs, is that a chemical reaction?
I have tried it really works. Thank you 😊
This works amazing and fast, within 3 mins my chains and pendants were like brand new I was left speechless.
OMG! Thank you so much for this VDO. I thought I’d never wear my Tiffany necklace again, but now it looks like new. 🙏🙏🙏
Can you do this with mixed metal jewelry? I have some pieces that are gold and silver that I’d like to try this with. Are semi-precious stones safe with this method? Thank you for the video.
I worked! A 50 years old lady’s silver belt that was hand made 50 years ago given to me for my mom. I never thought my belt will ever looked the same. It’s bright and shiny! However, I reused the left over baking soda from the bowl and used a bush to brush through the belt again. It’s looks almost brand new. Thank you SO much for sharing. Oh, I used a lot of baking soda because my belt is pretty long. I didn’t want to repeat it, so go all the way folks!
This worked great on my antique turquoise and silver rings!
I had bought a shimmering 9.25 chain that perished, before I even used it. Did this process and turned so pretty! Thank you! Thank you!
This worked great for my wedding rings! Thank you!
Does it hurt your diamonds or stones
Yup it works i did my gold chain in a small pot boiled it and put baking soda and drop chain in for 2 min took out cleaned with sope and vola❤
Is this a safe method for cleaning a tarnished silver bracelet with garnets throughout? I.e., is it safe for gemstones?
OMG I tried this and my silver bracelets turned back to silver asap wow! Awesome no scrubbing or brushing.
I have used this method in the past on Old Sterling spoons that I've collected from garage sales and thrift stores and whatnot it works excellent on tarnished silver anything.... 👍👣🙏🏻
That just answered my question !
I just tried this on a locket and chain that was my mother in laws it has not seen the light of day for at least 11 years since she passed away and maybe more but I used your little trick and the locket and chain look beautiful! thanks!!
Tried this right now, and it worked 🎉. So simple and so effective, thank you.
Ok i tried this with my daughter’s silver bangle it works!! The first round didn’t do too much, I emptied the water and repeated the step and the magic happened.. thank you!
I've been doing this for years. It works great.
Thanks for the video! I’m a sweater and live in Texas so my Necklace was completely black in spots. Because of this I had to repeat this a few times but after the fourth time everything was shiny and new looking. Thanks again
If this method doesn’t work good enough, try tightly wrapping the silver and baking soda in foil (with the ends open for water to enter) and drop it in a pot of boiling (salted) water. Immediately turn off the heat and allow it to fizz and bubble for 3 minutes or so. I could smell the silver sulfide coming off, and when I unwrapped the chain I noticed the tarnish transferred onto the foil. I repeated this method a few times to restore a wheat chain back to new condition. Definitely worth doing this to achieve the result. 🙏
Did this with Baking powder because that's all I have. All my Sterling silver jewelry tarnish free and shiny!!! The jewelers in my city charge almost a hundred bucks to clean jewelry so I'm glad I found this 😁
Thank you so much, I’m so happy that I tried this method. It works perfectly. Honestly my silver jewelry wasn’t bad condition, not tarnished at all. Just bc I used them every day they were a little “dirty”. Thanks again 🙏
Followed your instructions to the letter .. my ring came out perfectly clean with no tarnish in the tiny crevices … worked perfectly thank you .. 😊
Thank you so much! I recently got nair on my charm bracelet and it got black and ugly. Decided to give this a go, had nothing to lose. But it worked soooo good! My bracelet looks brand new!
I can vouch for this method! Tried myself and it works perfectly ❤
Note: Afterwards, you can use a tissue paper soaked in vinegar and wrap your itesm for 10mins, and clean it with dish washing soap using a brush for that extra shine. Thank you
Can this be used on a silver bracelet that has amethyst in it? I realize it's out for pearls since they are really fragile.
Perfect! I've just done this and my dingey-looking silver jewellery is now gleaming. Thank you!
Thank youuuu! I was getting super nervous about my wedding rings!😮💨🙌🏽 you’re a godsend
It worked like a dream! Did it to my grandma's ring she gave me, and I am going to wear it in honor of her, at her memorial.. thank you!
Worked really well!! I thought the silver turned even more black but then I cleaned it with a brush and voila! Thank you!
Gave some new life to a beloved charm bracelet and added some extra sparkle to my engagement ring.
This works, yay! Just make sure the water is super hot and boiling. Cleaned all my Tiffany jewelry and now I can wear them again. What a great money saving hack. Thanks!
Did your jewelry have stones or crystals in them?
Does anyone know if you do this excessive times will it damage the silver ?
I just did this and it restored silver with no issues! Thank you so much!!!!
Thankyou for showing how to do this. Way easier then how I was doing this and way faster and better results. Great video!
I want to try this on my engagement ring but I’m worried about it working or messing it up. My ring has diamonds in it and has a rhodium plating, will this method still work?
This does work just this easy, makes your sterling jewelry look brand new, I've done it a long time ago with mine!!!
My silver chain was completely black was gonna go to the shop and get it polished which would have been like £50 Saved me on so much and literally cleaned like 90% of it. So happy bro thank you so much.
What about if there are stones, pearls, etc in addition to the sterling silver?
My favourite pair of sterling silver earrings were tarnished. I just tried this method and my favourite earrings look brand new again 😍. Thank you so much for this video much appreciated 🥰
Great video, very helpful and so easy to do. I have some sterling pieces that were so difficult to keep shiny that I seldom wore them. This technique absolutely works, plus no nasty chemicals used in the process. Thanks so much.
This video really helps me. I finally found another way to completely clean my ring, which I couldn't do before. Thank you for uploading this.
Thank you so much . It worked for my jewelry . I followed the steps . I’m grateful to you for making this video ❤️
I just tried this and boom it brought my Pandora bracelet back to life, after looking almost black from Chlorine!! Thanks for sharing this little hack❤
Great video, do you know if you can clean it in a pendant with a malachite stone in the silver piece?
Just the question I was going to ask now. Did you ever find out what to do?
@@saracarolinehancock yeah I did with the safest way, by using boiled water and baking soda, put the pendant in a bowl with the hot water and baking soda, wait a few minutes, rinse it with water, then repeat the process a few more times
Thanks so much I thought ruined my chain wearing it while using colour remover on my hair . I used this method and it came back to normal after minutes , I’d spent hours trying different things to clean it . Thank you 😊
Is it safe to use this method on silver that has precious/semiprecious stones set in it?
According to this method, Today I cleaned my silver anklet and ring. They look brand new now😊, thank you very much. 💐
Who's here in December 2024?
Weird enough here we are
Just finished doing this & it worked quickly, I left it in the solution for 20 minutes my silver jewelry looks like new! My silver platter didn't turn out to actually be silver but that's ok. And the one vintage piece of silver jewelry I had recently bought probably hadn't been cleaned since the 1960's, that one took two cleanings and 3 times longer to de-tarnish than the rest of my silver jewelry did but worth the wait because my vintage piece looks like new now as well!
Alot of people when asked about silver being good for jewelry say "no" or something like "it is the worst metal" because of tarnish.. Well alot seem to be lazy. Silver also for some reason can shine more than gold! Say what you want about silver, I love it. Just because it is cheaper than gold does not make it less a noble metal or a cheap metal.
Especially if your are a silversmith and buying silver sheet or silver wire to make jewelry. It is cheaper then gold but it is not cheap. My husband makes silver jewelry as a hobby. But he used to do it for a living.
@@alissagonzales735 Very cool!
This method works brilliantly. I'm using it for few years now and never ever would i buy silver cleaner again.
Straight to the point, thanks for the help bro! :)
It works i mistakingly left a silver corner out and i can see the line of the colour change and it works like a charm
Excellent 👌!!! I've been doing this for years using salt instead. Works great on my vintage pieces.🦋
You mean salt also effective instead of baking soda??
@@allinonechannel2522 Yes. It works very well.
@allinonesportschannel2522 I use regular table salt. Ionized table salt. I'm no chemist. But, it really works like magic! It must be real silver though.
I have vintage pieces from the 70's that I clean this way effortlessly. Wipe with a soft cloth and shine!
Good luck! I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Wow! It cleaned my earrings INSTANTLY!!! I've been trying for years to find a cleaning method.
Couldn't THANK YOU enough!
Very helpful! Could this method damage the stones? I mean obviously if left in too long it would , but just for a general cleaning?
Yes don't use this on anything with stones
@@gotworc thank you. Kinda figured, but still very helpful.
Yippee it worked. My mood had already changed cos its a ring given to me by my dear mom. Thanks for making me smile 😊
It work really well for my Tiffany bracelet! Thank you for sharing 🥰
No joke it really worked! Thank you!