What is the best way to clean badly tarnished silver?
Ok, MrWizard did this thing one time with salt water and tin foilYou take a sink full of warm salt water and lay a piece of tinfoil in itWhen you touch the silverware to the tinfoil it removes the tarnished stuff off the silverNo scrubbing or anything If you can find the details on that, all you have to do it lay your silverware in the sink and poof! they're clean Or maybe it was bakins sodaI found these Cleaning Silver with Baking Soda If you'd like to save your toothpaste for your teeth, then try cleaning your silver with a bit of baking soda Line a large bowl or a small bucket with tinfoil with the shiny side facing outwards Place silver items into the foil-lined container Pour in hot water to cover the items that need to be cleaned Add baking soda to the water until it begins to fizz Allow the silver to soak for about half an hour Remove the silver from the water Rinse Dry Baking soda can also be used to clean large pieces of silver without using the dipping method that is explained aboveFor these larger pieces you will want to combine baking soda with water to form a pasteDip a clean, damp sponge into the paste and rub it onto the silverThe longer you leave the paste on the silver, the more tarnish you will removeFinish by rinsing the silver with hot water and drying Take a large pot (not non-stick), and line the inside with aluminum foilPut in 8 cups of water, 1/4 cup baking soda, 1/4 cup salt, and 1/4 cup liquid dish soap, and stir it a littlePlace your sterling silver jewelry into the solutionBring the to a simmer for a few minutesThen turn off the burner and let it sit for another couple of minutesThen using a colander or strainer, pour out the solutionRinse with cold waterCount your items as you place them on a towel to dryMake sure you've account for all your jewelry before you throw away the aluminumIt will be dirty because the oxides on your jewelry were transferred to itYour sterling silver jewelry should now look like new!
I would not worry, but putting the item under a seat or in another cool-ish part of the car (Not the glove box,which can get Very Hot) would be a good idea.
