How To Clean Sterling Silver When It Turns Black
Apply with a damp sponge then rinse and dry.
How to clean sterling silver when it turns black. A great way to keep seldom worn jewelry clean and silverware if you have it is to store sterling silver in a ziplock bag with all the air squeezed or rolled out of it. Left alone it turns the metal brown then black and becomes more and more difficult to remove. I have 4 rings all are sterling silver. Silver is often made into chains which come in many different textures styles and finishes sometimes making the silver look like white gold. Make a thick paste with 1 4 cup baking soda and two tablespoons of water.
However the chief component of tarnish is sulfur particularly hydrogen sulfide h2s. My wedding set and my christmas present from my husband. Next scrub your silver in a back and forth motion with a cotton ball or sponge dipped in soapy water then rinse the silver in warm water and dry it with a soft cotton cloth. I thought it would clean them good. Not all yellow is necessarily tarnish because a gold wash may have been applied silver oxidizes when exposed to air.
However the main problem with a silver chain is that it tarnishes or turns black over time. If your silver jewelry turns yellow or black you can reverse the effect by using this very simple method with items you already have at home. I put them in denture cleaner. Tarnish also appears as brownish patina grey bronze or even pinkish brown colours. You can wrap it in a soft cloth first too.
Here s how to polish silver if the built up tarnish persists.