also methodes that might clean a metal.something that they would use for making jewelery that looks like silver but is notI'm not sure if the item is really actually silver.
if you place aluminum foil in the bottom of a glass dish and put baking soda (2 couple tablespoons) and about 2 cups BOILING water, there becomes a chemical reaction that will clean silverI do it with out harsh smelly chemicalsAdd more soda if it doesn't seem to work as fastIt's usually instantaneous.