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Silver ring turned black

I put my husbands silver ring in a cleaning substance which had water as a solution and with in seconds his ring turn pitch black, can you tell me what happened? He bought this ring a year and a half ago in Iraq when he was overseas. Please help!

Danielle Reynolds
House Wife - Spring Lake, North Carolina
2007

Whatever was in the cleaning solution caused the silver to rapidly tarnish. The aluminum foil and washing soda ⇦this on eBay or Amazon [affil links] approach suggested in numerous letters here, including letter 4785, should work.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2007

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