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Silver Lightning claims to be an amazing tray that removes tarnish. Let's see.
Antiques and furniture started off as a hobby for Diane Feagins, but
finding and selling it turned into her job.

"A way to make money without having to wear pantyhose and high heels,"
she laughs.

She owns Three Women and an Armoir in Sacramento, a treasure trove of
pieces from around the world – some pieces of silver more than a
century old.

"It tarnishes," she says, and polishing antiques can be a challenge.

Silver Lightning appears to be a metal tray you put in a sink or
container, and then add baking soda, boiling water, and whatever you
want to clean.

We start with a tarnished pickle fork… and after a couple minutes, the
tarnish is gone.

Now, this sugar bowl from the '50s, "heavily tarnished," Diane says.

We only submerge half of it, and again, minutes later, she's impressed.

"Here's the side that's clean," she points out, "the side that hasn't."

She also dropped a teapot from the '20s and a tray. The tray is shiny
again, and the Silver Lightning isn't abrasive, like some polishes.

"I think that's amazing," Diane says.

Now, the most tarnished silver she could find: A candlestick dating
back to the 1800s. We let it sit for 15 minutes.

"It was black before," Diane said. The bottom submerged in the water
is clean again, some of the other tarnish is a bit stingy.

"I'd expect this to take a long time, because it's been tarnished for
probably 100 years," she said.

In the end, look at the tarnish left in the tub. Diane calls the
Silver Lightning amazing for what it did to her antiques.

"I'd say it's a great deal," she says. "I like it, I'd use it, I'd
recommend it."

I paid $9.95 plus shipping and processing, and bought it from AsSeenOnTV.com

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