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2006-10-11 14:28:34 · 9 answers · asked by itsyouitsme 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
If you are talking about your regular kitchen stuff you can use either white vinegar or bleach to soak and then rub them well dry.
If you are talking about silver or silver plated items..don't use anything abrasive to rub off the tarnish..i will scratch it terribly over time and if you have silver plate it will wear it off quickly to the base metal. I know some people who have alot of silver things in their home and what they do is very simple and easy and non toxic and non abrasive and it works. You may still have to rub it a bit but you would have to anyway with most other cleaning procedures.
Ok..first...fill your kitchen sink or a wash tub half full with warm water...add about a quarter cup of salt to warm water mix up a bit to disolve it some...then place a piece of aluminum foil on the bottom of sink or tub and place your silver pieces on the aluminum foil...the tarnish should start to disappear on contact..for really bad pieces let sit for a few minutes..and for very large pieces you will have to rotate the piece. I don't know how this works..it just does.
Any part of a silver piece that is touching the foil and immersed in the salt water should start to come clean almost immediately.
I remembered this procedure as well from an old infommercial about some metal plate you could buy to do the samthing..imagine all those people who bought that metal plate..which was also aluminum...and all they ever had to do was open their own kitchen drawers to get the same results...lol.
I hope it works for you, because silver is beautiful clean but you have to becareful of scratching.
P.S. what i meant by rubbing is that you will still have to give it a buffing rub with a nice soft cloth...chami (however it's spelled) works good
2006-10-11 23:11:36 · answer #1 · answered by swt_tulips 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i found that table salt works very well, it makes it look brand new. you also have to use a little bit of water.
another thing that works is baking soda. but i have to tell you it doesn't get them as clean or a good looking as table salt.
2006-10-11 14:37:57 · answer #2 · answered by malinda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do u mean cleaning the dishes and spoons etc. We use ordinary bleach for it. Keep utensils soaked in bleach for 5 minutes and after that wash them with soap or dish washing liquid. wear gloves to protect your hands from bleach to be on the safe side although after getting hands in contact with bleach u can wash your hands with soap.
2006-10-11 14:37:47 · answer #3 · answered by d_raza1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A mixture of Salt and Vinegar does well. SO does Baking Soda and salt.
2006-10-11 15:26:22 · answer #4 · answered by bixbygretta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use backing soda, it cleans all my silver everytime it starts tarnishing.
2006-10-11 14:36:41 · answer #5 · answered by Mare(Niyssa) 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You won't believe this one................take a kleenex, or a handkerchief, and rub some lipstick on a spot the size of a quarter...........Now take that kleenex with the lipstick on it and go rub your silver! Wa La! Isn't that amazing? who knew?
2006-10-11 14:32:35 · answer #6 · answered by mom of a boy and girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Warm water, vinegar & baking soda...
2006-10-11 15:18:42 · answer #7 · answered by dootch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a nice stiff brillo pad will do the trick
2006-10-11 14:37:39 · answer #8 · answered by gruntlicker 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can use toothpaste. It really does work!!
2006-10-11 14:30:25 · answer #9 · answered by read c 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋