On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 01:45:23 GMT, "Illinois Fisherman"
wrote:

1 part of table salt to 3 parts lemon juice just apply works almost
instantly with no hard scrubbing. Great for copper also.

If you'd like to quickly remove tarnish prior to polishing, try a
toilet bowl cleaner such as "SnoBowl" or any other that contains
hydrochloric acid.