Tiffany tarnishing

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Some of my Tiffany silver suffers a little tarnishing, it's mainly due to an individuals acidity level in the skin, I don't really have any trouble with the bold smooth items like my bone cuff or Orchid earrings, but my more fiddly items do, like the heart link necklace. :sad:

However, I could not live without this;

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It's a pinky paste that lathers up like soap, you use the sponge pad to 'shampoo' your item, it takes 2 mins to do, run the jewellery under the tap and hey presto! Just like new, can't recommend it highly enough. :yahoo:
 
Yeah, sterling silver tarnishes. Humidity definitely affects it. I was also told by a Tiffany's rep that putting silver away when it is wet or storing it someplace humid will tarnish it quicker. I use the Tiffany's brand polish and apply it with a soft towel, I also use an old, soft toothbrush to apply the polish on necklace chains. For whatever reason, stuff that I drop off at Tiffany's comes back shinier and stays nice longer than stuff I do myself, but I do get good results with at-home polishing.
 
Sea air also causes things to tarnish faster.

It took quite a few years for my Tiffany jewelry to start tarnishing.

Banana Republic jewelry has to be the worst. I had it maybe a year. The jewelry was brown and looked terrible. I didn't even feel like salvaging it. I just threw it away.

The Something Silver website has cloths and cleaners as well.
 
I have many tiffany pieces and they do tarnish a little. The best method I've used is a silver polishing cloth...they have two sides. One side is made to remove the tarnish (you'll see all the black some off onto the cloth) and the other is to buff it super shiny. Seriously works wonders! I would use it before any of the abrasive stuff first.

I use this as well. It works great, but it's a bit time consuming.
 
I would advise everyone not to use the silver dip (the liquid) as much as possible - try to use it very, very sparingly as the way that this liquid "cleans" is that it strips the upper most layer from the silver.

I find plastic baggies work the best for preventing tarnish, just make sure you wipe the silver down before it goes into a bag. A silver cloth is well worth the investment !
 
I'm pretty sure their silver is rhodium plated, so it's really a matter of how quickly the rhodium wears off leaving the silver vulnerable to the air. Additionally, our body chemistry makes a difference.

A jeweler outside of Tiffany told me this, and upon calling Tiffany with the rhodium "accusation" they were appalled and said that *none* of their items are plated with rhodium, that they are 100% "fine quality 925 silver". :shrugs:
 
A jeweler outside of Tiffany told me this, and upon calling Tiffany with the rhodium "accusation" they were appalled and said that *none* of their items are plated with rhodium, that they are 100% "fine quality 925 silver". :shrugs:

Why were they appalled?
Rhodium is a precious metal far more expensive than silver and resistant to corrosion. Their jewelry products would be less maintenance and retain their silver color much longer if plated with rhodium. It's silly that they were appalled.
 
get a silver polishing cloth or the liquid to clean silver and that should do the trick. i have a big silver polish cloth and it works wonders. you can also take it to a jewelry store to get them super shiny and cleaned.
 
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