Silver Cleaning

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posted by Annie B. Bond Sep 22, 2006 12:00 am

filed under: Blogs, Ask Annie, baking soda, silver, tooth paste

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MaryAnn, CA asks:

How do you clean silver in a less toxic way? Thanks

Annie: If you have a small job, the best silver polish using kitchen cupboard type ingredients is white tooth paste. Dab some on your finger, and rub into the tarnish. For bigger pieces, use baking soda and a clean, damp sponge. Make a paste of baking soda and water. Scoop the paste onto the sponge, and rub the paste into the silver. Rinse with hot water and polish dry with a soft, clean cloth. For badly tarnished silver, leave the baking soda paste on the silver for an hour or so, before cleaning off with the help of the sponge and hot water.

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Tina Young says
Sep 14, 2008 9:38 PM

Does the aluminum foil in the bottom of a glass dish,hot water,baking soda, and salt really work and if so how much of every thing do you put in? Also how long do you leave the silver in for?

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Barbara B. says
Jan 9, 2008 11:36 AM

How about storage of silver to prevent tarnishing? A natural solution?

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Heather Dickson says
Jan 7, 2008 9:41 AM

Aluminum foil in the bottom of a glass dish, hot water, baking soda, and salt= let item soak and rub off the tarnish. I use it on my jewelry.

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Renee R. says
Jul 29, 2007 4:24 AM

This is really helpful.

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