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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Chandler In Las Vegas, post: 553957, member: 10068&quot;]I buy sterling holloware and have a large aluminum canning tub dedicated for this. I bring water to a boil, take off fire, throw in a handful of baking soda and soak the recent purchase. [a stock pot lined with aluminum foil also works but it leaves a residue and as always NEVER hot water knives or soldered joints.] I can remove as much tarnish and leave as much patina as I chose. Depending on the nature of the piece, high relief die-cast or lost wax cast, I may have to take a soft brush, and a little extra baking soda, and remove tarnish in recesses. Once I have reached the level of patination I want, I take a jeweler&#039;s cloth, with jeweler&#039;s rouge on it, and buff it to a high shine. And finally I use dish detergent to remove any residual chemicals and dry with a linen glass cloth. If you have never used the aluminum/baking soda technique before, practice on somethings inexpensive first. Also, if you get a sterling piece with some of those nasty black splotches, burnishing with the end of a smooth piece of wood, like a kitchen spoon, with baking soda will usually erase them. The key is to not replace the old splotches with new scratches. If you know how to polish sterling, you can pick up pieces on the cheap because people will pass over pieces with &quot;silver disease&quot;.&nbsp; Polishing silver is an art. I give this info from my own personal experience. Start with some inexpensive silver plate you don&#039;t mind ruining. Because, until you master the process, you may damage pieces. Be careful. Just my 2¢.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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