It's called galvanic ionization. The sulphur in the silver-sulphide is being ionized along with the aluminum and dissolved into the sodium bicarbonate medium.

I bought the biggest aluminum tray I could find at Dollar Tree, then cleaned all of my grandmother's silverware and serving pieces for our Christmas dinner this week. Worked beautifully and SO easy! Thank you!

It works amazingly. I come back to this video many times when I clean my silverware. Thank you.

This works Great! The only thing is is that afterwards, the aluminum foil makes my sandwiches taste kinda funny.

Thanks for this - I was looking for a clear step by step and this worked perfectly!

My tongue is blistered but my silver teeth gleam! My parrot doesn't recognize me! I'll do my leg next.

I went into the jewellery store with my silver to have it cleaned. A lady in the store told me about this method. I thought she was off her rocker.. Until, today, when i tried it. My gawd, this is some old school Voodoo shiznat aunt Bee Betty Crocker trickery right here! Thank you for your video to show me how it's done! My silver shines brighter than the day i bought it, 17 years ago!

Thanks for sharing this technique! Works well!

WOW!!! I was truly amazed. I tried it on an old Tiffany Sterling silver heart charm bracelet, it was horribly dirty and it came back like new 👀🙀 AMAZING

I learned this trick somewhere else but having someone demonstrate it was nice. Thank you. I bought my first silver item from a thrift store and I wanted it to look new. The smell of sulpur was really strong and I could see it working away at the tarnish. Way better than just scrubbing it away. Fast.

Very effective .. I tried it. Thank you for this great solution..

I just cleaned my silver jewels and it worked really great. Thank you for sharing

That chain is gorgeous. Love it

this is great video. not too long. thank you sir!

Wow, that chain is absolutely beautiful

My silver jewelery looks just as great with this diy trick than any jewelry store that has cleaned my very precious silver jewelery. I just cleaned my favorite Tree of Life Sterling silver from the Southern Gates collection of Savannah, GA. They look beautiful. I wish I could post a pic. Thank you for sharing!

I only learned of this process becasue I was researching galvanic corrosion. This process will help a bunch with cleaning my mothers silver.

Thanks Bob! copied this from my fb in 2015, had forgotten about it, my fav jewelry store -- Images!

It really works! I just cleaned my son’s silver chain which had turned charcoal gray and it shines brilliantly again! The odor the chemical reaction puts off smells just like an old hair permanent.

Worked great! Thanks.

Thank you Sir! My grandfather showed me this method many years ago ❤

works great, thanks, rinsing with normal water after helped alot to remove some swirling and barely used any baking soda

Great video - thank you!

Do you think I can use this on silver american eagles without damaging them? Thanks

Works amazing!

What type of metal jewelry can and can't you use this method for?

Very Nicely Done !

Perfect. Will do this tomorrow with some of my silver stuff.

works like a charm!

Thank you family my ring was beyond repair it was so dull because I was dishes and clean with bleach smh 🤦‍♂️ my ring was more dull than a grey crayon 😂 but now it’s a clean as a new one and the diamonds are gleaming!!! 💯

Wow this is a good video and I will try👌

I use a piece of Aluminum foil about ten times the size of the item, just a dash of salt, about 1-2 tablespoons of baking soda with boiling hot water... then I let it sit as I gently stir this mixture until the water has cooled enough to touch as I also use tongs to move the silver around. - Perfect every time. A++

can you do this with white gold too?

Thank you so much it really works 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛

Is it safe for stones on the jewelery?

Can you do this on stone jewelry set in silver?

Thank you! My silver jewellery is as good as new!

Sir, thank you for this! You saved me time and money!

Can you do it if it has semi precious stones

Whats the foil for

Amazing!! Just did it. 👍👍

Does this work for silver silverware? I need to clean my Christofle silverware and scared to mess with it lol

Thank you!

Best way to clean !

I have a silverplate (I think) chalice / goblet type thing, long stem, etc. I'd forgotten where it was, and when I retrieved it, it had a light blue layer of oxidation, dead center, only in the cup part. 😐 There's no way it can be placed in a bowl so that the inner blue part touches the aluminim. Any suggestions? I could just put baking soda in it, and pour boiling water over that, but will that work without the aluminum foil? Or should I just reverse it: put the baking soda into the cup, add the boiling water, and then put / smush some aluminum foil over / onto that? 🤔

Can you do this with gold plated silver

I try this and it work real good I'll never go to a store to clean my sliver again

I got a sterling silver necklace, not too tarnished but I want it shining again, will this work? Or even damage it in any way?

Whats the use of Aluminium?

I like the shadow on the grooves of the wings indeed. Always have I could use a metal pot I don't lie so as not ruin something I use in cooking or eating. I have just the aluminum mug coooker my mon left behind as it is a bit tarnished inside so not using for cooking, liquids or food, ect, but for scooping up water if sink clogged, ect. Turned off or off putting on it ! Lol 😂🤣😁

Big thanks.

Instead of adding got water can we add something else to get same result? As I want to clean silver idols that I can't dip in hot water.

What about pieces that have semi-precious stones or pearls? I notice there's a turquoise bracelet, I was hoping you'd address that as well... :)

Thank you so much you save my wedding ring work chemical I use at work mess you my ring went home yesterday and did what you say now it shinning so good

When laying down the aluminum foil do you put the shiny side up wards so the bsoda and foil can activate the tarnish removing process but I’ve also read and watched videos saying it’s better to turn over and let the jewelry sit on the dull side for Desired results the aluminum foil Or does it even matter I’ve seen a couple videos where they say you need to put the shiny side up and then other one say you need to put the dull side up to pthe jewelry on I was just wondering if you can give me any tips. Like I said I’m getting so many mixed messages from different videos saying that depending on the side of the aluminum foil you use it will Only remove the stains and tarnish if you use one side or another . that you

My wife has some silver jewelry that has freshwater pearls. Will this technique damage the pearls?

There used to be a fortune 500 silver polishing kit sold on TV. It consisted of a piece of aluminum plate about 8 inches square and about 1/8 inch thick. It was selling for $25 USD. They told you to use Borax or Baking Soda, and use the exact same process as you did. Also disposable aluminum pie plates will work. It is an electrolysis affect that does the job of removing the oxide. I have some old silver coins from before the mid 60s and some old silver jewellery I clean this way. I never tried this with gold, but I am wondering of the aluminum would go to the gold and sort of do a crude plating on to it because the gold should act as an anode instead of a cathode as like silver would. The electron flow is going from the silver to the aluminum in this case when cleaning the silver. The oxide becoming negatively charged is travelling with the electron flow. If you were to put the silver in suspended in an alkaline type of solution and put a negative electrode on to the silver, and the positive electrode on to the surrounding metal base, and then connect a 12 Volt battery to the electrodes using the plus on the surrounding metal, I would think the silver would become cleaned. But, this may be overly effective and remove some of the silver from what you are trying to clean. In effect this would be a reverse plating...

I’m wondering too most of us keep baking soda in the fridge. Maybe you can recycle your baking soda from the fridge to do it. I wonder if that would work

Could I use a disposable aluminum steam tray instead of the foil?

I m trying this now and wil update the results 😃

Hell yeah!

Can you use bi-carb baking soda for this?

Noone ever says which side should be aluminum foil - mat or shiny?

i presume this method is not safe to use with genuine pearls - please clarify 🤷‍♀️

Add half a cup of vinegar and you'll get even faster results. You can sometimes just dip a heavily oxidized piece of silver and it'll come out clean.

Is necessary to use aluminium foil?

Can this process safely be used on jewelry with stones.

Awesome thank you I need this for coins

I generally use the cloth to clean my jewelry. But this method is great. It is quicker and it is great for small pieces like earrings.

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Don't try on pandora jewelry, mine got a bronze shine

I think we should consider a well ventilated area, ehh?

What happens if you leave the silver in it too long?

You can also use white toothpaste and brush it really good after it has been soaked in hot baking soda water.

I got baking sauder

Will this work without using aluminum, baking soda, or hot water? I don't have any of that, because I spent all my money on silver. :(

Baking soder.

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I used my sterling flatware every day for three years. It had a slight patina, but nothing objectionable. My sister cleaned it with this method. Now my sterling turns black in three months. Don't do this! It pits the surface of the sterling.

This is hooey. It didn't do a darn thing to help my tarnished chains.

Does the work with Gold ?