Tips to clean silver at home

Silver is very delicate metal. Silver utensils or jewelry over time, no longer shiny and covered with dark patina. Knowing some simple rules of cleaning silver, it is possible to return the products from the precious metal's original luster.

The easiest way to eliminate the dirt from silver jewellery is to use a special solution for cleaning this metal. You can buy it in the jewelry departments, as well as the China shops that sell silverware. Solutions come in small bottles (200-250 ml), but the skillful handling of tools will last a long time.

Use liquid silver Polish is very easy – just submerge in a solution contaminated with jewelry, stand a few minutes (the exact time indicated on the label) and then extract the updated decoration. Most industry funds have a high activity, so an additional exposure (e.g., brushing or polishing with a soft cloth) is not required.

To clean silver jewelry in larger sizes (dishes, cups, spoons), the cleaning solution need to soak a soft cloth and then wipe down well to darkened areas of the dishes. Of course, this method will take some time, but the effect is impressive – the silver Shine like on the day of purchase!

To clean silverware, you can use a special tool and a toothbrush.

If the house was not a special solution for cleaning precious metal, it is possible to use improvised means. To restore silver to its former glory will help a variety of acids and alcohols, however, before experimenting with them, the hostess need to look carefully at a sample of my ring, or chain. The smaller the sample, the more gentle must be the money!

Add Shine and the purity of the silver will help water with lemon.

Silver or 625 687 samples will fade from exposure to the citric acid – enough to wipe the product with a cotton swab moistened with lemon juice. Light stains will also remove the Cologne or ethyl (medical) alcohol. If this doesn't help get rid of the dark plaque, the product can be immersed in a soapy solution with a few drops of ammonia.

Traditional home remedies bad clean dark patina.

When cleaning silver at home you should not use a stiff brush or abrasive tools. From aggressive chemical or mechanical influences silver jewelry can lose its luster, or even be covered in noticeable scratches. Especially carefully you need to handle the 925. Traditional home remedies bad clean its surface with a dark patina, so it is best to go to the jewelry shop – professional will clean the precious metal 925, quickly and delicately.

Gently should contact with gold-plated silver – fall under the ban and alcohols, and acid. Best of all these products to soak in soapy water with addition of soda, and then polishing to a Shine with a soft cloth.published

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