Keep Your Silver Beads Looking Good

One of the most asked questions that I get is, "How do I keep my sterling silver beads looking good before I sell my jewelry?"

If you are selling your jewelry, it is very important that you keep it looking new. Sterling silver tarnishes due to oxidation. This means that the tarnish comes from the contact of oxygen with the surface of the metal.

To keep your jewelry looking good, you can try to keep it from tarnishing by putting it into a plastic bag that contains a tarnish inhibitor or clean it before you sell it.

We have found that for most sterling pieces, Hagerty Silversmith's Spray Polish works very well. You can find it a your local hardware store. You spray it on and after it dries, wipe it off. For hard to reach places you can use a toothbrush to polish the silver.