Dogmd
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Okay.. this may be a little off-topic...but I noticed in another post many people who were using MTG on their hair complained that the sulphur ruined their silver. Well I posted this in another area... but wanted as many members to be able to restore their silver if possible.... so here is a re-post!!!
Hey all of you silver wearers...
Don't toss out your tarnished silver jewelry.. If you happen to get some MTG on it...here is a quick way to remove it..Learned this is chemistry class!!
take a piece of aluminum foil...use it to line a small glass bowl...mix a 1-2 tsp of salt plus 1 tablespoon of vinegar plus 3-4 tablespoons of warm water together in the bowl and quickly place your tarnished silver in it. Rinse well with warm water and dry. Color should turn back to silver in less than 2 seconds!!
It works the best on newly tarnished pieces...if you have allowed the silver to sit with the sulphur on it for very long, it permanently discolors the silver. The acid in the vinegar breaks the sulphur bonds and liberates it in the air once it hits the salt and water.. You can actually smell the sulphur once the reaction starts.. smells like rotten eggs.
I use this mixture to polish my silver regularly... You don't have to buy that expensive silver polishing stuff they sell.
Happy MTG use and Happy Silver polishing!!!
Hey all of you silver wearers...
Don't toss out your tarnished silver jewelry.. If you happen to get some MTG on it...here is a quick way to remove it..Learned this is chemistry class!!
take a piece of aluminum foil...use it to line a small glass bowl...mix a 1-2 tsp of salt plus 1 tablespoon of vinegar plus 3-4 tablespoons of warm water together in the bowl and quickly place your tarnished silver in it. Rinse well with warm water and dry. Color should turn back to silver in less than 2 seconds!!
It works the best on newly tarnished pieces...if you have allowed the silver to sit with the sulphur on it for very long, it permanently discolors the silver. The acid in the vinegar breaks the sulphur bonds and liberates it in the air once it hits the salt and water.. You can actually smell the sulphur once the reaction starts.. smells like rotten eggs.
I use this mixture to polish my silver regularly... You don't have to buy that expensive silver polishing stuff they sell.
Happy MTG use and Happy Silver polishing!!!
I bought my BF a beautiful and EXPENSIVE navy blue/burgandy paisley Polo comforter last Christmas. And.... within a few weeks, there was a big ole' MTG grease stain right in the middle. I was angrier with myself than he was, because I knew it could have been avoided. *sigh* I usually wash my hair of MTG on the weekends, because I know Im going over there.... and I had done so this wknd as well. But I was laying on the bed wearing a scarf that hadnt been washed since I last used MTG. And even though the scarf appeared dry and MTG-free to the touch, it apparently still had some of the oil set in deep. So we were playing and tousling around on the bed, and a few days later I noticed a big ole' unsightly grease stain and knew immedietely where it had come from! 
Although my hair grew and filled in a bald spot in my kitchen area, it stains, smells, and i think it made my scalp burn when I got my touchup even though I hadn't used it since 2 weeks prior. I still have most of the bottle so I MAY try it again sometime in the future.
