They look all dull and grubby now, how can i get them good-as-new looking again without having to scrub the life out of them?
2007-09-03 01:58:15 · 37 answers · asked by christine 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Soak them in boiling water with soda crystals. Then give them a little scrub with a dish cloth. They will be gleaming and shiny.
2007-09-03 11:20:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If your spoons are stainless steel, the following can clean them up without a lot of scrubbing without scratching. You could use a baking-soda paste and sponge to remove the stains. Commercial products that have worked for me include "Bar Keeper's Friend" and "Cameo Cleaner"(aluminum and stainless steel formulation).
Also, and I don't recommend this, there's boiling in a solution of Snowy Bleach powder and water. Before I go on, it is possible that I used too much of the Snowy Bleach in my "mix". This method was recommended to me many years ago, and I used it a number of times. Though the cutlery came out very, very shiny and clean, the solution did not appear (in the long run) to do the stainless steel any good. Over time, it seemed to me that my cutlery got pitted (a sign of corrosion) -- I had no other factors that would cause that effect.
2007-09-04 00:35:01 · answer #2 · answered by Whippet 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put them all in a bowl, or maybe in a mug, obviously depending on how many spoons you have, then put some bleach in , pref. thick bleach, and then cover with hot water, leave for about an hour, it will take the stains off, for really bad stains, just put some thick bleach on each of the spoons without the water, and leave them for a bit, and that will work a treat x
2007-09-03 07:34:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can either soak them in bleach or just put a tiny bit on a sponge and rub each spoon it should come off quite easily. Make sure to wash them really well afterwards with dishwashing liquid and lots of water.
I understood that they were stainless steel. If they're silver don't use bleach on them.
2007-09-03 04:29:37 · answer #4 · answered by ghds 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dilute some bleach in a cup and leave to soak for 30 mins or so. It will remove any tea stains from the cup too.
2007-09-03 02:25:47 · answer #5 · answered by Sensible Lil 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my daughter brought this one home from chemistry class: put a piece of tin foil ( aluminium), and a teaspoon of regular salt into a pot with water, and bring it to a boil. Place the spoons in the boiling water. Don't scald yourself. Let them boil a few minutes. Apparently the chemical reaction between the salt and the foil has a cleansing effect on spoons, especially silver ones. Turn off the water and let it cool down before you fish the spoons out, please, or use tongs.
2007-09-03 02:52:28 · answer #6 · answered by lynndramsop 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Piece of Stainless Steel. How water in a basin. Soda crystals.
Put in cutlery and stainless steel. Leave until clean. Doesn't take long. No rubbing, no scrubbing. Just pure science.
2007-09-07 02:42:28 · answer #7 · answered by Benjamin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get some baking soda and rub it on the spoons this should take the stains away immediately then rinse and dry. If they are silver plated spoons you just need to buy silver polish and polish them.
2007-09-03 02:06:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't want to use bleach you can use lemon juice and a little salt with ice. Put it all in the sink or wash tub and swirl. The lemon juice and salt act as abrasives to scour your silverware. I've used this on my coffee pot after letting the last of the coffee cook dry
2007-09-03 03:12:47 · answer #9 · answered by Jen J 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
pour some bleach into a cup and add some water, then put all your spoons in the bleached water and leave for 1 hour, they will be sparkling and new when finished without having to scrub them.
2007-09-03 02:04:55 · answer #10 · answered by Raine 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋