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Title: De-Tarnishing Silver
Post by: USSEnterprise on November 23, 2005, 08:06:25 pm
Is there any special way of getting black tarnish off of silver? I don't have silver polish. Will just rubbing the stuff with a rag work?
Title: Re: De-Tarnishing Silver
Post by: Goz on November 23, 2005, 08:08:16 pm
You can use automotive rubbing compound but it will not work as well.... well maybe if you used a mototrized buffer/polisher
Title: Re: De-Tarnishing Silver
Post by: Jess-- on November 24, 2005, 06:55:35 am
pretty much any metal cleaner will do the job... Brasso etc

car cleaners will also do it.... things like T-Cut
Title: Re: De-Tarnishing Silver
Post by: Bones on November 24, 2005, 07:08:08 am
Coca-Cola.
Title: Re: De-Tarnishing Silver
Post by: SirPeale on November 24, 2005, 07:10:15 am
Baking soda and water.
Title: Re: De-Tarnishing Silver
Post by: Ed_McCarron on November 24, 2005, 09:41:46 am
Heat some water, add in some baking soda as a catylyst, and drop in a piece of aluminum foil.  Probably best done in a glass or ceramic pot.

Touch your silver to the aluminum foil and watch.

The tarnish (sivler sulfide) reacts with the aluminum, the aluminum having a greater affinity for the sulfur atoms, pulls it from the silver sulfide, leaving pure silver and aluminum sulfide.

Note:  The silver has to TOUCH the aluminum foil, theres a bit of current flowing there that completes the reaction.

I miss Mr Wizard...
Title: Re: De-Tarnishing Silver
Post by: USSEnterprise on November 24, 2005, 12:01:31 pm
Wow, that does work
Title: Re: De-Tarnishing Silver
Post by: Jabba on November 24, 2005, 12:03:10 pm
Where else than at BYOAC could you find this out. Cool!
Title: Re: De-Tarnishing Silver
Post by: USSEnterprise on November 24, 2005, 12:24:40 pm
I should start asking more difficult questions.

Can someone please explain Grand Unification Theory in 10,000 words or more?
Title: Re: De-Tarnishing Silver
Post by: RayB on November 24, 2005, 12:33:17 pm
Quote from: USSEnterprise on November 24, 2005, 12:24:40 pm
I should start asking more difficult questions.

Can someone please explain Grand Unification Theory in 10,000 words or more?

You mean the process of trying to convince a woman to have sex with you?