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I need advice re: tarnish

Madame Lorrraine — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 17:21:03 GMT

Ladies...I have a Lorie Grenier jewelry case and it's about 10 years old. The anti-tarnish element is wearing off and my jewelry is all starting to tarnish. I don't want to replace the jewelry armoire so can anyone recommend a good tarnish remover?

TIA

Re: I need advice re: tarnish

ennui_too — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 17:28:43 GMT

Polishing cloth is best. I like to use a cream silver polish when necessary.

You can buy fresh anti-tarnish fabric.

Make sure the box is closed tightly. It's air and humidity that contribute to tarnish.

Re: I need advice re: tarnish

Cakers1 — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 18:27:59 GMT

You can also put tarnished silver and silver plated items in an aluminum pan - sprinkle about a cup of baking soda over the items then boiling water to just cover the items. When the tarnish is gone remove and buff with a soft cloth. Learned this long ago from Martha Stewart and it works.

Re: I need advice re: tarnish

Fraise — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 19:33:39 GMT

TarneX is instantaneous.

Re: I need advice re: tarnish

ivanatrump — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 21:52:23 GMT

On 8/4/2014 Cakers1 said:
You can also put tarnished silver and silver plated items in an aluminum pan - sprinkle about a cup of baking soda over the items then boiling water to just cover the items. When the tarnish is gone remove and buff with a soft cloth. Learned this long ago from Martha Stewart and it works.

I thought it was washing soda and a bit of salt.

Re: I need advice re: tarnish

stilltamn8r — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 22:02:08 GMT

These are good suggestions if there are no stones in the pieces, if there are, you need to hand polish, to preserve the stones...

Re: I need advice re: tarnish

Kachina624 — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 23:58:00 GMT

The only way I clean the ton of silver jewelry that I own is with a treated polishing cloth. A Sunshine Cloth is my favorite. I order them a dozen at a time on eBay. The other methods described above are for silver flatware, and I wouldn't think of using them on jewelry I treasure.

Re: I need advice re: tarnish

Cakers1 — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 01:24:51 GMT

On 8/4/2014 ivanatrump said:
On 8/4/2014 Cakers1 said:
You can also put tarnished silver and silver plated items in an <em>aluminum</em> pan - sprinkle about a cup of baking soda over the items then boiling water to just cover the items. When the tarnish is gone remove and buff with a soft cloth. Learned this long ago from Martha Stewart and it works.

I thought it was washing soda and a bit of salt.

Could be another method. And no, you wouldn't use these methods on jewelry with gemstones but I've used it on plain silver jewelry. Should have been more specific.

Re: I need advice re: tarnish

gazelle77 — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 01:41:22 GMT

You can buy anti tarnish silver cloth to line whatever you like at Amazon.com. Just put anti tarnish liner in search engine. Or..... ..http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=bl_sr_miscellaneous?ie=UTF8&search-alias=aps&field-keywords=Tarnish+Free+Silver+Cloth

Re: I need advice re: tarnish

Lila Belle — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 01:44:43 GMT

On 8/4/2014 Fraise said:
TarneX is instantaneous.

But over time the finish is ruined.

Re: I need advice re: tarnish

Kachina624 — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 03:28:43 GMT

On 8/4/2014 Lila Belle said:
On 8/4/2014 Fraise said:
TarneX is instantaneous.

But over time the finish is ruined.

TarneX is for silver flatware, not jewelry.

Re: I need advice re: tarnish

Lila Belle — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 03:36:14 GMT

On 8/4/2014 kachina624 said:
On 8/4/2014 Lila Belle said:
On 8/4/2014 Fraise said:
TarneX is instantaneous.

But over time the finish is ruined.

TarneX is for silver flatware, not jewelry.

Not true. They make a jewelry cleaner as well. Also, after using Tarnex the directions say to use silver polish after using Tarnex.

Re: I need advice re: tarnish

OnlyShopsOnline — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 03:46:25 GMT

My jewelry armoire is only about 4 years old, and it no longer works. I use a silver polishing cloth to shine my pieces.

I think they "slightly" overestimated the amount of time those armoires and jewelry boxes would work, lol.

Re: I need advice re: tarnish

Kachina624 — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 07:12:56 GMT

My armoire, the original, is about 8 years old and is still going strong. Do you keep your tightly closed at all times, being careful to close it tightly after removing or replacing a piece? Yes, you can buy anti-tarnish cloth by the yard at fabric store. The last time I bought it about 15 years ago, it was about $25./yd. I lined a plain wood box by making patterns of all the sides and lid out of newspaper, then cut pieces from the cloth. I glued them in place by using Elmer's glue. This was before the Q sold anti-tarnish boxes, so I made my own. It's still protecting some of my jewelry.

Re: I need advice re: tarnish

Kachina624 — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 07:15:46 GMT

On 8/4/2014 Lila Belle said:
On 8/4/2014 kachina624 said:
On 8/4/2014 Lila Belle said:
On 8/4/2014 Fraise said:
TarneX is instantaneous.

But over time the finish is ruined.

TarneX is for silver flatware, not jewelry.

Not true. They make a jewelry cleaner as well. Also, after using Tarnex the directions say to use silver polish after using Tarnex.

Not in a million years would I use silver polish because it's abrasive. No TarneX period. You put it on YOUR jewelry if you wish.