Why does my silver tarnish so quickly (2 – 4 days) after using a commerical dip silver cleaner?
Silver tarnish is the result of sulfur compounds reacting with the silver. Most commerial dip silver cleaners work by aggressively etching off a thin layer of silver and silver sulfide. The unfortunate side-effect of the etching process is pitting of the silver surface. With each dip cleaning, sulfur is removed from the tarnished silver surface and deposited into the cleaning solution. At the same time, the surface of the silver becomes more and more pitted. Soon, the pitted surface begins to trap dip cleaner residue high in sulfur concentration. Within a couple of days, the high sulfur residue trapped in the pitted silver surface turns silver dark with tarnish. The dirty little secret in the silver jewelry cleaning industry is that this requires more frequent cleanings with more silver dip cleaner. Break the 2 – 4 day cleaning cycle with a non-residue forming, non-pitting silver cleaner such as SparkleSparkle Silver. [Back To Top] • Do you offer a polishing cloth for silver? Yes, The
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