How To Clean Tarnished Silver Bars

First line the bottom of your sink with aluminum foil with the shiny side up.

How to clean tarnished silver bars. If your silver is tarnished ketchup can help. Next you ll need some really hot water. 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. Leave it for one hour. Rather than send in some tarnished silver bullion bars i decided to do a quick clean of the silver bars i was selling.

If your silver jewellery got mat and tarnished soak it in a plastic bowl filled with lemon lime soda. The warmer the water the better but waiting for boiling water to cool down before scrubbing the silver can be time consuming. These 100 oz silver bars i just sold were stored in a dry place uncovered and therefore had oxidized or tarnished a bit over the years as they were exposed to open air. 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. Microwaving 2 cups of water for 2 3 minutes should suffice and avoid boiling water.

Squirt a small amount on a paper towel and rub gently over the tarnished areas. After the time is up take out the silver rinse thoroughly with clean water and dry with paper towel or soft cloth.