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If you have silver jewelry that has tarnished that doesn’t have gemstones or other items that could be damaged by water (ie: feathers, finishes harmed by water, etc.) this method can be much easier than using a Sunshine cloth. It is especially helpful for cleaning silver chains.

NOTE: many gemstones have a polish that can be removed (lapis, malachite, jasper, agate, etc.). Please do NOT use this method for jewelry like this! See cleaning silver jewelry for alternative methods.

Things you need:
* An Aluminum pan (or a pyrex dish lined with aluminum foil)
* Baking Soda
* Boiling Water

Place jewelry and baking soda in aluminum pan. Carefully add boiling water (try not to breath any fumes). Wait up to 3 minutes. Remove if untarnished. Rinse jewelry. Repeat if needed.

Here is a nice video that shows the process:

You can wait longer than the video shows and usually you don’t need to cover jewelry with baking soda. However, it is great to see the process of how to clean silver jewelry.

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