How To Clean Tarnished Silver Bars

Next you ll need some really hot water.

How to clean tarnished silver bars. The amount of water you need will depend on the size of the silver bar or the number of coins you need to clean but 500 600ml should suffice in most cases. After the time is up take out the silver rinse thoroughly with clean water and dry with paper towel or soft cloth. The reaction of the warm water baking soda and aluminum foil will allow the tarnished silver to clean beautifully. If your silver jewellery got mat and tarnished soak it in a plastic bowl filled with lemon lime soda. Squirt a small amount on a paper towel and rub gently over the tarnished areas.

First line the bottom of your sink with aluminum foil with the shiny side up. Microwaving 2 cups of water for 2 3 minutes should suffice and avoid boiling water. If your silver is tarnished ketchup can help. Leave it for one hour. The warmer the water the better but waiting for boiling water to cool down before scrubbing the silver can be time consuming.

Next add in as much tarnished silver as will fit and sprinkle it all with about a cup or even a bit more of baking soda. Rather than send in some tarnished silver bullion bars i decided to do a quick clean of the silver bars i was selling.