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Help Ecthy get his silver chain clean and shiny again!
So it has tarnished and now has somewhat blackish marks. It's not segmented.
I know there's some electrochemical way to get that stuff off it, just put it into some electrolyte solution alongside with some less precious metal than silver. But what kind of electrolyte should I use, and what second electrode?
Someone told me it suffices to use a NaCl solution with aluminium, but after one day there was hardly any effect.
Others say I should have zinc in the electrolyte. Use zinc containing toothpaste? Should the aluminium be a foil wrapped around the chain? Or ripped into small pieces and just put into the water?
I used to be good in chemistry, but in lessons like this I was usually sleeping.
Dissolve... err, discuss.
PS: I want no remarks about possible gayness of chains, no matter if silver or not.
I know there's some electrochemical way to get that stuff off it, just put it into some electrolyte solution alongside with some less precious metal than silver. But what kind of electrolyte should I use, and what second electrode?
Someone told me it suffices to use a NaCl solution with aluminium, but after one day there was hardly any effect.
Others say I should have zinc in the electrolyte. Use zinc containing toothpaste? Should the aluminium be a foil wrapped around the chain? Or ripped into small pieces and just put into the water?
I used to be good in chemistry, but in lessons like this I was usually sleeping.
Dissolve... err, discuss.
PS: I want no remarks about possible gayness of chains, no matter if silver or not.
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