How can I remove tarnish from silver?

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I have some pretty cheap ish silver earrings that now look bronze. Have googled but got confused by all the stuff about oxidised silver etc. is there not just a simple trick to bring them up ok? One of the pairs has pearls in so not sure if that changes things. Tia!

Put them in coke and keep an eye on them.

Use Goddard's Silver Cloth. Don't use silver dip or silver polish - the cloth is effective by itself and only costs a few quid.

Keep your silver in an airtight place if possible. This should reduce the tarnishing, which is caused by sulphur in the air.

Toothpaste. Goddard silver cloth is better but if you're in a hurry, rub them with toothpaste and buff up with a soft cloth

Second toothpaste with a soft toothbrush and very gentle brushing. Comes up a treat

I would never have known this, will try it - thank you!

I cleaned a silver bracelet with bicarb of soda and it worked like a dream. Just make a paste of the bicarb using warm water.

Tin foil, hot water and bicarbonate of soda. Put jewellery on the tinfoil and the magic happens.

Failing that, brown sauce works quite well.

There’s a silver jewellery dip you can buy from Argos for about a fiver which is very good.

If they're bronze instead of going a darkish blackish colour I think the silver plate will have worn away, so I don't think a silver cloth is going to help, or anything for solid silver like the cleaners.

There might be something for specifically silver plate, I will have a look.

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Tin foil, hot water and bicarbonate of soda. Put jewellery on the tinfoil and the magic happens.

Failing that, brown sauce works quite well.

I clean all my silver jewellery using this method but the OP said that one pair has pearls in them so it may damage them if she does this. It’s really best for silver jewellery with no stones.

You want this stuff, it’s amazing and totally revived my real silver and costume silver jewellery - they came up like new! You just buff it on and off. Genius!
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@AdditionalCharacter

Tin foil, hot water and bicarbonate of soda. Put jewellery on the tinfoil and the magic happens.

Failing that, brown sauce works quite well.

Yes, this is the method I have always used - usually in one of those little foil 'baking' tray things, instead of tin foil. Mainly for convenience, tbh. Tho tin foil can be really good if you are doing little things as you can scrunch it up around the items. Otherwise I just turn them over a couple of times to make sure all parts have been in contact with the foil.

In an emergency just clean it with your thumb. I was on my way to a party and realised my silver bracelet was tarnishing, and remembered that in the Blue Peter Annual 1973 or 74 butlers were said to clean silver with their thumbs. It works (but your thumb is then black, you need somewhere to wash your hands afterwards).