removing the tarnish from a silver coin in 47 seconds

[nievese2929]

should bathe coin in lemon juice after.

[MrSlikvee]

Gold doesn't tarnish, Hilo.

[jeylatino]

Thanks! worked with my coins amazingly :)

[vorkev1]

are you useing tin foile or aluminum foile and yes i cant spell.

[vorkev1]

dud i cant get this to work

[drutter]

@vorkev1

Have you watched the video that this video is a response to? I also have a video on how to clean dirt off.

/watch?v=remHvZ_qyGM

/watch?v=Kp62AvR7kFM

[jjsaturn93]

what are the affects after months of being polished. Does the solution keep corrosion away.

[drutter]

@jjsaturn93

There are no after effects, and no, it doesn't provide any kind of protection. All this process does is remove the tarnish from the silver without harming the silver.

[drutter]

@hilololomoa

No, sorry, just silver over 80% pure.

[Raycheetah]

I gave it a whirl day before yesterday, and it worked pretty well on some grubby silver bars I have. I used a much larger volume of water, and probably didn't use enough baking soda and salt, with less dramatic results. I also had a water cooling issue. I think I have an aluminum POT around here, somewhere, and I was thinking I could simply boil the water in it, and keep it hot, and run a good number of silver pieces through it, if I got the concentration right. =^[.]^=

[drutter]

@Raycheetah

Interesting! As far as the concentration goes, I believe approximately equal amounts of NaCl and CHNaO3 is good. Do it until the water is nice and salty to the taste.

I'm not sure about the aluminum pot. It may end up with some sulfur on it. But it's not good for cooking anyway (aluminum isn't good for us or something like that) so might as well ruin it cleaning your silver ;)

[Raycheetah]

@drutter

Oh, the shape this pot is in, I wouldn't cook in it anyway! It came pretty close to just being recycled, but I saved it 'cause it looks kinda neat. Now I just have to see if I can dig it back up outta the junk pile. I did notice what you meant about the sulfur smell. I also have to wonder if the sodium ions bond with the sulfur or the aluminum, reducing solution concentration with use? =0[.]o=

[Raycheetah]

Couldn't find the old pot, so I bought one for $2 at a thrift store. That and a large supply of salt and baking soda came to less than $6 total. I boiled up a batch of the solution on the stove, and dumped in a bunch of old 90% junk silver (which I stirred gently with a spatula). I'd have to say it was an unqualified success; the constant high temperature of the pot on the stove seemed to help, and the coins came out MUCH shinier, though it didn't remove all the plain old grubbiness. =^[.]^=

[drutter]

@Raycheetah

Wow, right on! That's a genius variation of the technique! Does the pot look different, or smell funny? Is it 100% aluminum?

[Raycheetah]

@drutter

It's an old Mirro pressure cooker pot (cheap, 'cause the lid was missing), and is marked "The Finest Aluminum" on the bottom, so I guess it's not an alloy. Also (and this may be because the contact mass of aluminum was greater), there was little or no detectable odor during or after the procedure. No discoloration, and the crust of salt rinsed right out (not that I'm gonna cook with this thing). =^[.]^=

[k1a2t]

I've heard that you can soak them in vinegar but I've never tried it myself so I would check into it first.

[drutter]

@k1a2t

Well you've probably heard about people who dissolved a penny in a glass of cola, and since vinegar is more acidic than coke, you can imagine what would happen. Not recommended.

[InsaneSeer]

Would be interesting to see result on a really tarnished coin...over to you drutter!

[drutter]

@InsaneSeer

When I get a really badly tarnished silver coin, I'll record the tarnish removal and upload it if it's cool :)

[ray12970]

Thanks

[skybirdbird]

very cool!

[GuildF40]

Hmmmmm ok I will give my Maples a go (gently) they are not talking to me yet though :o(

[ytgv3fc7]

/watch?v=vGCx9HZwYBo

how to remove silver tarnish also using a battery and copper (plus the method you showed)

[Zwikster]

surprisingly cleaning old coins destroys the numismatic value. Beware....

[0muffins0]

I think it's really coin collectors rather than silver stackers that like dirty money. Personally, I'd pay a little more for a shiny coin, than for a greasy or tarnished coin.

[DutchBullion]

Drutter, what metal is that spoon? I thought you should not put any different metals in when you are treating your silver xD

[drutter]

@DutchBullion

Contact with the aluminum in the presence of ionized water is what does it. Notice I don't let the spoon and aluminum foil touch much, if at all :)

But yeah, you could mess up a spoon this way, depending what it was made of.

Cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon....

[DutchBullion]

Are you using a water heater to make the deionized water warm? We have a old fashioned kettle and it wouldn't work so this technique doesn't work so well over here since the calcium deposits in the kettle would screw up the water :P

[drutter]

@DutchBullion

Yeah, I just used my electric water heater to boil the water. It did seem to work better with hot water over warm water.

[DutchBullion]

Good pointer, I am just wondering what type of baking soda was used in this process.

[drutter]

@DutchBullion

Arm & Hammer brand baking soda, but as far as I'm aware, baking soda is always CHNaO3 no matter what brand you buy :)

[BackBurnerNews]

Damn!

That was like frickin Magic!

Do you have to do anything special to it after like rinse it in a certain formula? Or is it just good to go?

[drutter]

@BackBurnerNews

Magic indeed! Grab the slider bar and move it back and forth between 0:41 and 0:48, really dramatic :)

No rinsing, no. Well, I rinsed the salty water off it and patted dry, that's it.

[BackBurnerNews]

Oh I already went back and forth with it.

I was staring at it like a Kubrick Monkey looking at the Monolith.

lol.

[drutter]

@BackBurnerNews

loooooool

If anyone hasn't seen it, that comment makes zero sense. But to anyone who has, it's probably the best way you could have described your reaction in as few words as possible. :D

[BackBurnerNews]

: )

[Raycheetah]

I was actually a little sorry to see you choose that token; that antique look was kinda nice. But now it's SHINY! Guess it was worth it after all. Think I have a project for tomorrow...

Thanks for working out the specific formula for us! =^[.]^=

[drutter]

@Raycheetah

I did like the antique look on that on too. I considered not doing it, but I figured it would make a great video for people to see and learn from. Also, I realized that tarnish can and will always recur, especially if I don't seal it in plastic, and touch it regularly :D

[endlessmountain]

WOW!!!!

How much baking soda and salt do you put in?

Does the water need to come to a complete boil?

I have a bunch of tarnished coins. One on a bullion that is rough on one part of the coin. In fact I ended up separating my most tarnished silver coins on my last silver video. I have a bunch of tarnished canadian coins. Wouldn't hurt trying it on a few dimes and quarters to start.

I may do this on camera also.

As far as your comment today. You nailed 2hrs :)

Five star + Fav

[drutter]

@endlessmountain

I talk more about the formula in the first vid I did on this topic today, check it out. For this second attempt I used a teaspoon salt, teaspoon baking soda, and about half a cup of boiling water. As long as it's really hot, that'll do.

It sure works for the tarnish, but not at all for regular dirtiness.

If you smell sulfur coming off when you do it, you're doing it right!

[swirlcrop]

That´s fantastic. Now we have to get you a girlfriend.

[ilovesdgc]

@captaintrisz LOL

[seven47katana]

It works man after your first video i did it too :)

[CaptainTripsz]

That would be funny if you wake up tomorrow and your silver is vaporized into thin air.lol

[bigpaw64]

use a lot of baking soda and salt---then toothpaste----------you will be amazed-----no scratches-----perfect

[DeeHong]

@bigpaw64 Tooth paste contains floride which will polish the silver but then it wont remove the scrtches. The aluminum foil, baking soda and hot water is actually enough.