I have a silver necklace I've worn it everyday for 2 years. It doesn't even look like silver anymore, I've tried to clean it many different ways but it looks like stainless steel now. Do you have a good way of making a silver necklace look new?

I am browsing AB from work, and the vendor next to me just so happens to specialize in selling silver jewelry. She say that if it is "pure" silver (9.25), then you can use the silver cleaner that they sell in jewelry shops and places like Walmart. She says that if the piece has stones on it (diamonds and such), that you need to use a silver cleaning/polishing cloth instead.

She also says that if your piece is sterling silver, then you can use the same methods but should show caution when attempting to clean it, as you could damage the necklace. (Which in retrospect, sounds like what has already happened in your case)

If Tarn-X doesn't clean it up, it IS stainless steel. The silver plating probably wore off. I suppose you could re-plate it with a silver source [coin], some electricity and the proper electrolyte.

Tarn-X will remove tarnish, but it won't restore silver's shine. If you want the glittering new silver look back, you'll need to use silver polish and good old fashioned rubbing. You just said "necklace" so I'm assuming you mean chain and maybe a pendant. Chain is a pain to polish, really. Cleaning silver is easy (just a dip is enough for most pieces), but polishing silver is no joy in general, which is one of the reasons "antiqued" silver is so popular. It's made to replicate the look of tarnished silver without the wear and wait required to develop it naturally. Also, Larry is right. If you aren't getting any results from cleaning, you probably had a silver plated piece, and you're simply down to the base metal by now. Sterling or finer silver will tarnish to a nice buttery luster that most people really like. But silver plate on a daily wear piece... that's a non-starter. It just won't last.

Tarn-X will remove tarnish, but it won't restore silver's shine. If you want the glittering new silver look back, you'll need to use silver polish and good old fashioned rubbing. You just said "necklace" so I'm assuming you mean chain and maybe a pendant. Chain is a pain to polish, really. Cleaning silver is easy (just a dip is enough for most pieces), but polishing silver is no joy in general, which is one of the reasons "antiqued" silver is so popular. It's made to replicate the look of tarnished silver without the wear and wait required to develop it naturally. Also, Larry is right. If you aren't getting any results from cleaning, you probably had a silver plated piece, and you're simply down to the base metal by now. Sterling or finer silver will tarnish to a nice buttery luster that most people really like. But silver plate on a daily wear piece... that's a non-starter. It just won't last.