Silver tarnish and your ways of removing it
Hello,
My sterling silver pieces had light yellowish tint on them and these were the ways I tried to remove it.
1. Silver dip solution - Yellow tint remained, albeit with a shinier look. Not very helpful.
2. Silver polishing cloth - It did the job but couldn't reach hard-to-get areas. Items like twisted chains can't be cleaned and polished by the cloth properly.
3. Electrocleaning - To my surprise, it had little effect on the tarnish. Did see some improvements, but not good enough.
4. Flame heat the piece, then dipped in pickle solution - Tarnish completely gone, but left a white dull finish on the piece. Had to be polished in a tumbling machine.
5. Tumbling - No effect on the tarnish.
Would like to know your ways of removing silver tarnish and how would you have done it on multiple pieces at the same time. Thanks! :D
Side question: How would I know when to replace my electrocleaning solution? Mine has turned a bit milky and I wondered if it affects the cleaning performance. I'm using Earthcoat Electroking, fyi.