Ok, plus salt and vinegar too. But the post title was getting a bit long. 😉
If you’ve got some tarnished jewelry, you should really give this Apartment Therapy tutorial a try. I’ve done it multiple times, and as I was polishing a batch this weekend, I was reminded that I should tell you guys about it!
Here’s some of my tarnished stuff.
To polish it, you just line a dish with aluminum foil, add baking soda, salt and vinegar, pour boiling water over top, and add in the jewelry.
Almost all of the tarnish disappears in the matter of a few minutes.
(That necklace always had dark parts on it, even when it was brand new.)
Whenever I do this, I always sort of wish that I had more tarnished stuff to clean because it’s awfully fun to watch the tarnish disappear.
Anyhoo! Step by step instructions are over at Apartment Therapy.
Diane C
Tuesday 19th of March 2019
I've used the combination of a foil lined glass pan, washing soda and boiling water with good success. If you've ever made your own laundry soap, you'll know all about washing soda.
Gretchen
Tuesday 19th of March 2019
Love this tip - but I believe you need to use baking SODA, not baking powder.
Kristen
Tuesday 19th of March 2019
Ohh, geez. I put baking soda in the title but then typed powder in the actual post. Thank you! I fixed it.
Ruth
Tuesday 19th of March 2019
Whaaaaaat?!? Way cool!!!
Gina
Tuesday 19th of March 2019
I'm anxious to try this! Thanks for sharing!
WilliamB
Tuesday 19th of March 2019
Does this cleaning method deteriorate or wear away the metal at all? I'm thinking of the trick about cleaning silver with catsup, which does wear away the metal over time.
Kristen
Tuesday 19th of March 2019
I have no idea! I've done this several times with these earrings, and they've been fine. But I might do a little more digging before trying any method with really old and valuable silver pieces.