Looking nice? Quite a few of my tips are starting to look old and tarnished. Is there anything I do to get them to look nice again or anything I can do in the future so the rest won't get like them? TIA!!
Mine are showing the same discoloration. I've tried putting them in the microwave, dishwasher, and washing by hand. Everything I use seems to turn them colors. Makes it even harder to read the numbers. Could it be my water?
I'm sure it's my water. Plus sometimes I'm very guilty of soaking them for long periods of time in soapy water to remove icing. I'm sure that takes its toll on them.
They just wear out eventually. When I worked at Publix, we ordered new tips to replace worn out ones at least once a month. Over the course of a year, we'd probably replace about a half of our tips (the most frequently used ones anyway) due to regular wear and tear and the occasional one that would get dropped on the floor and stepped on, lol. Fortunately, as long as it is "tarnish" and not rust, it won't hurt the use of the tip or affect the icing. As for being able to read the numbers, if you have a lot of tips, you could store them like we did at the store: we had one of those large multi-drawered containers like guys use to store screws and nails and other small hardware. They come in several sizes, with different numbers of the mini drawers. Just label the drawer with the tip #. I don't have enough tips at home to organize them like this, but if I ever have my own shop, you can bet I'll be using this organizational method! 
They just wear out eventually. When I worked at Publix, we ordered new tips to replace worn out ones at least once a month. Over the course of a year, we'd probably replace about a half of our tips (the most frequently used ones anyway) due to regular wear and tear and the occasional one that would get dropped on the floor and stepped on, lol. Fortunately, as long as it is "tarnish" and not rust, it won't hurt the use of the tip or affect the icing. As for being able to read the numbers, if you have a lot of tips, you could store them like we did at the store: we had one of those large multi-drawered containers like guys use to store screws and nails and other small hardware. They come in several sizes, with different numbers of the mini drawers. Just label the drawer with the tip #. I don't have enough tips at home to organize them like this, but if I ever have my own shop, you can bet I'll be using this organizational method!
Thanks much for the replies. Does soaking them for long periods discolor them too? Usually I leave a cup with boiling water & dish soap out so while I'm decorasting I just drop them in there until I'm done. I have a hard time reading all of them, especially the tarnished ones. I just don't want to admit I'm getting older and my eyes are too, so the Sharpie and organizing ideas are great. Do you think the Sharpie will do anything to the BC?
I bought some used tips from a garage sale from a lady who used to be a baker and I asked her if the ink rubbed off onto the food and she said that she's never had any problems with it. She said that, if anything, it would take a good scrubbing from a scouring pad for it to rub off.
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