necklace sterling silver

I have a sterling silver necklace that has sentimental value to me, but I have not worn it for a long time. It is black with tarnish. Is there any way to remove this and make it shiney silver again using home products?

You used an antibacterial hand wash its from Palmolive and the colour is orange. Put some in your hand and clean the necklace with rubbing the palms together and the hand wash will turn green keep doing that unit the green colour stops and let it air dry.

2008-01-16 17:44:50 by Darlene mouse

Celtic Jewellery - Sterling silver necklace. www.celtic-jewellery-online.co .uk DWA234 See also: www.celtic-store.co.uk

I had a phone battery and a necklace in my coat pocket, the gold strips on the battery sent a current through my necklace melting it to the inside of my coat. After yanking it out my necklace now has plastic stuck to it. How can I remove it without damaging the Sterling Silver necklace?

A candle and cloth will do with a pair of pliers to hold the necklace is more practical.

2009-11-19 15:12:59 by Nath1194

Price: $85.00 $85.00

Packaged in an attractive recycled gift box complete with a ribbon
Necklace is made from sterling silver
Made in the USA

I just bought a sterling silver necklace and the silver is so bright that it looks too plasticky and fake, do you know how I can make it less shiny?

Wear it while showering

2008-09-17 18:19:28 by Anna V

Genuine .925 Sterling Silver
Open Link Style Adds Versatility
4" Textured Open Link Extender

I went to a jeweler who told me that engraving sterling silver is bad because it would come out black. but they suggested that I ask around and see if other jewelers could do it.
Can i get my necklace engraved, or would it just come out black?

Hi there,,,,


Well, it is not a question of it coming out black, but a question of the sterling silver continuing to tarnish as sterling silver does. The engraving would always tend to be tarnished and it would really be hard to get into the engraved crevices. It does make sense. Of course you can have it engraved, as there is quite a bit of engraving on sterling silver flutes.... but again, the engraving does tarnish and then the words do turn black. The only way to get into the crevices is to take the piece to the jewelers... but you would be doing that all of the time with your necklace. If you really want to have it engraved, it is your piece and now you know what to expect about it tarnishing.

Thanks for reading.
Flute teacher with lots of experience in dealing with sterling silver.

2008-12-25 16:50:23 by -->[[Katie]]<--

i have an old sterling silver necklace and i want it to shine like brand new but i dont know how.

If you don't want to use any of the commercially available polishes or dips then there's a neat video that I found showing how you can make old sterling silver jewellery shine like new by using baking soda, an aluminium foil dish and hot water.

Basically you put the jewellery into the aluminium foil dish, cover it in baking soda and then add boiling water. Depending on how dirty the piece is you may need to repeat the process.

If you want to see it being done, the video is towards the end of the page that I've quoted in my sources.

2008-12-09 18:37:33 by dillon l