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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sandra, post: 330575, member: 3335&quot;]The ones with the whitish appearance have probably been dipped in Tarnex or left too long in one of those metal plates with washing soda solution.&nbsp; Most crafters want the silver clean but retaining the original patination in the grooves of the design.</p><p>Liver of sulfur will tarnish the whole piece and you could then just polish the body of the piece, or not, if you feel crafters would want an overall tarnish and let them decide whether to polish.</p><p>A quick and easy method I have heard of to restore tarnish is to slice a hard boiled egg, place a paper towel between egg and silver and place in a ziploc for a few hours.&nbsp; Haven&#039;t tried it myself, but pretty sure it would work.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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