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Mr J February 26, 2011 at 3:10 pm

Uni silver markersSharpies are okay for one or two times but dry out real quick. Nothing more annoying than going up to a celebrity and having your marker not workYou can get them at craft stores like Michaels

jim1 February 27, 2011 at 3:19 am

polishthere is a lot about silver polishing here i think they mention using tooth paste i just reread this it says definite no to tooth paste i suggest you check out this site a lot about silver care herehttp://www.silversmithing.com/care.htm

Rosi M February 27, 2011 at 3:11 pm

When you say “Fake Silver” are you talking about silver plate or chrome. Two BIG differences there.Chrome, WILL RUST.Silverplate WILL TARNISH.For Chrome, there’s not a whole lot you can do for it but keep it clean and dry. Eventually it WILL blister, flake off the base metal and the base metal WILL Rust.Silverplate, you can use the SAME cleaner (I used haggerty’s on all my sterling stuff and don’t buy plate or overlay if I can help it.).Best of luck.

Quaters February 28, 2011 at 3:52 am

Make a paste out of baking soda and vinager. Use an old toothbrush to scrub at it. Rinse it often in clean water. Once it is clean blot it dry on a towel. If it needs to be polished after cleaning it, use a silver polishing cloth.

Michael N February 28, 2011 at 3:39 pm

To understand exactly what is meant by “free coinage of silver”, it is necessary to understand the way mints operated in the days of the gold standard. Essentially, anyone who possessed uncoined gold, such as successful prospectors, or assayers or refiners to whom they had sold their holdings, could deposit it at one of the U.S. Mints, where it would be made into gold coins. The coins would then be given to the depositor, less a small deduction for processing and funding Mint operations. Possibly in most cases the depositor would not receive coins made of the actual gold he had deposited, but would receive his due compensation in coins the mint already had ready. Free silver advocates wanted silver to be accepted by the mints in the same way; if you deposited enough silver, by weight, to manufacture a silver dollar, then the mint should pay out a silver dollar to you.After the discovery of large silver reserves such as the Comstock Lode in the Western United States in the 12 years immediately after the American Civil War, one faction in American politics began to agitate for the federal government (which under the United States Constitution was responsible for coinage) to allow it to be minted freely at the rate of $1 per troy ounce. As the gold standard in effect at the time valued gold at the official price of $20 per troy ounce, the result of this policy could have led to a considerable increase in the money supply and resultant inflation.At the time, the general price level was in a long term deflationary trend, and so inflation was seen by many as an appropriate way of maintaining wages and real interest rates. Modern economists who have studied the period are divided on whether free coinage of silver would have been inflationary, but it was clear that geographically centered interests had particular views. Eastern interests, trading with an increasingly gold standard–based world, wanted gold money; interior interests, and particularly mining interests, wanted silver money. Since banks were based primarily on the two coasts, deflation’s effect of increasing the real rate of interest for loans already made was popular, for manufacturers the ability to hold wages down was also popular. For farmers, who borrowed to plant every year, and for laborers outside of the factory economy, also perpetually in debt, the idea of higher wages was attractive.PRO: Inflation, thus making it easier for workers and farmers to pay debts. It would essentially increase workers’ wages and it would also help silver miners make a lot of money.CON: Inflation, cutting into the profits of bankers and investers. Increased wages would cut into the profit of manufacturers.

*Sombra* March 1, 2011 at 3:28 am

First answer is right … microfiber does work well.If you don’t have a microfiber cloth, you can use a piece of flannel … an old scrap of a flannel shirt or flannel PJ’s … flannel works for polishing pretty much anything.

Lola March 1, 2011 at 3:34 pm

if you set it in a glass of coca cola over night it actually removes the tarnish and makes it look like new. it wont do anything to the gemstones on the bracelet.

7ala is fluffy ? March 2, 2011 at 3:54 am

The only thing i know is that Italian silver is purer, thats why its more expensive.

Kdid49 March 2, 2011 at 3:54 pm

Using thing like Tarnex and harsh cleaners takes off layers of the silver and is a lot of work. Save yourself a lot of trouble and work Make a non toxic silver cleaner. 1. Washing soda by Arm and Hammer2. Aluminum Foil3. Distilled Water4. 1″ deep glass baking pan or simular 5. Blow dryer6. Soft Cloth or paper towelCleaning Procedure:a. line botton of glass pan with aluminum foil, shiny side up.b. fill pan with warm tap water, enough to completely cover items being cleaned. c.depending on the amount of items being cleaned , dissolve 2 to 4 tablespoons of the washing soda in the pan. d. place items to be cleaned in pan on top of the foil. Agitate the solution gently for about a minute.e. first rinse cycle-rinse thoroughly in warm tap water.f. VERY IMPORTANT STEP, second rinse cycle use distilled water only, swirl items through the distilled water for two to three minutes for the best results. Do not recycle the water use only the amount needed to rinse the items being washed.g. VERY IMPORTANT STEP, lay the items out on a paper towel or cloth and blow-dry the items. You must have the blow dryer close enough to the item to get it hot enough to evaporate out all the moisture.Commentary: the steps f and g deal with the removal of the chorine and the moisture latent on the item, Without following these steps the items will oxidize again very quickly. No over the counter cleaning solution can totally restore silver to that “brand new luster” However, this cleaning method will get rid of most of the oxidation.

mrfarabaugh March 3, 2011 at 3:27 am

Add copper wire, and crystals of silver will form on the wire. Cu gets oxidized and Ag gets reduced.

SAM March 3, 2011 at 3:45 pm

First of all, your silver jewelry is better off saved in a “tupperware” like container, put the jewelry in cloth bags or in aluminum foil in the container… Always keep your silver jewelery when not in use… also try to change the foil bi-weekly! And clear bags may work too!To clean silver, you may wanna try this inexpensive home remedy!Take dampened cloth/sponge and pit some toothpaste, but not the gel type, on it and gently rub gently over the silver!You may notice that the cloth/sponge becomes darker because of the tarnish… add more toothpaste to the other clean part of the cloth/spong… and continue rubbing it in! Then rinse it with hot water (you may add ammonia to the wash water) and dry it of gently using a soft towel.I heard WD-40 also works well! Good Luck

Alison B March 4, 2011 at 3:19 am

the only way is to separate the two until they are more compatible sizes.if you don’t want to,or can’t afford to, get another tank for the little guy, consider a tank divider. you can purchase them, or make one out of egg crating. there are many diy ways to make your own tank divider.good luck!

Rosi M March 4, 2011 at 3:17 pm

You could try contacting Billy Royal themselves and see where they got it, or if it’s custom made, try Diablo Silver.http://www.diablosilver.com/

Karan K March 5, 2011 at 3:47 am

Hi angela….im stuck on the same problem…hahahahaSilver nitrate is highly soluble salt and when it is dissolved it forms silver and nitrate ions:AgNO3(aq) —–> Ag^+(aq) + NO3^-(aq)Silver ions react with chloride ions present in the solution and forms insoluble silver chloride:Ag^+(aq) + Cl^-(aq) ——-> AgCl(s)This is the net ionic equation of the reaction.Mass of the sample:1.441 gMass of Cl- ions in the sample: 1.441 x (12.5/100) = 0.180125 gMolar mass of Cl = 35.5 g /molMole of Cl- ions = 0.180125 g / 35.5 g/mol = 0.0050739molAccording to net ionic equation;1 mol Ag^+ ion is necessary to precipitate 1 mol Cl^- ion,therefore for 0.0050739 mol Cl^- ion we will need 0.0050739 mol Ag^+ ion.According to dissolving equation;AgNO3(aq) —–> Ag^+(aq) + NO3^-(aq)0.0050739 mol Ag^+ ion will be produced by 0.0050739 mol AgNO3Molar mass of AgNO3 = 170 g /molMass of AgNO3 required : 0.0050739 mol x 170 g/mol = .863 g

cpsinghvi March 5, 2011 at 3:55 pm

First of all, you won’t get the price of silver for the set. If your sales of silver, helps you for your children’s education, don’t think , about keeping silver at home.Education first silver next. i think this is a new proverb?