Silver is lustrous metal and its use in making Jewelry, flatware, utensils or household cutlery adds up to its grace. It appears very beautiful until its turns black. This striking metal is comparatively fragile than other frequently used metals given that it is prone to stains, tarnish and scratches. Everybody wants to take special care of their sterling silver, but at times, it becomes quite difficult for us to clean such silver items. DailyStuff.org Brings some easy methods to clean your silver items.
Using Toothpaste:
- Apply toothpaste to a clean cloth and rub back and forth across the silver item until the tarnish goes away. Sometimes, the cloth turns black due to deposition of tarnish on it. Wash the cloth to make it clean or apply more toothpaste to it.
- Rinse the silver with warm water and dry it thoroughly with a soft towel.
Using Baking Soda:
- For proper cleaning of silver, baking soda is the best way to remove tarnish as well as stains. However, one must be cautious while cleaning silver with baking soda; they cause a minor chemical reaction when they come in direct contact. At such time, don’t breathe in the fumes occurred with the reaction.
- Baking Soda should not be used, except if you can take the risk of harming the silver. It is considered to be harsh to use on silver.
- Take a bowl and add two teaspoons of baking soda, and warm water to make a paste.Apply this paste on a dampened cloth or sponge and rub it gently over the silver, the way you did while using toothpaste.
- Rinse the silver thoroughly and dry it with a soft cloth.
DailyStuff.org suggests you to go for Toothpaste method as it is harmless but for effective cleaning, Baking soda can be used but with proper care and proportion.
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