| In this article we show you how to clean silver. | | | | All you need to do is place the aluminium plate onto |
| There are several steps to cleaning silver, if you don't | | | | the bottom of a plastic or glass container and fill it |
| know what type of silver you're cleaning you'll need | | | | with hot water, once you've done that add several |
| to identify it first. | | | | dessert spoons of washing soda/sodium carbonate |
| It's important to know this, so you're cleaning your | | | | or bi carbonate of soda into the water. |
| silverware and jewellery the right way, and with the | | | | Place the article to be cleaned into the water making |
| right silver cleaning products. If the silver has been | | | | sure that at least one part of the silver is touching |
| polished recently and there's no sign of tarnish then | | | | the aluminium plate and then making sure every other |
| the process will be straight forward. | | | | piece of silver touches each other in the container. |
| Simply place the silverware into some warm water | | | | Then watch the amazing electrochemical process |
| with a mild dishwashing liquid and wash with a | | | | take place magically removing heavy tarnish and dirt |
| sponge, then rinse it immediately and dry it with a | | | | built up over the years, in a matter of minutes all |
| soft towel and buff to a shine. | | | | those years of dirt and grime will disappear without |
| Quick Tip: Never use rubber gloves when you're | | | | damaging the surface or patina of the item. |
| cleaning silver as the rubber reacts with the silver and | | | | For stubborn stains and old built up polish you may |
| will cause tarnish. | | | | have to use a soft brush to assist in the cleaning |
| If you're putting multiple items in to be washed make | | | | action. |
| sure you avoid letting any pieces rub or bump | | | | Once the items are removed from the container give |
| together, silver is a soft metal and be damaged and | | | | them a quick wash with some warm water with |
| scratched very easily. | | | | dishwashing liquid and then rinse and dry, finish off |
| If the silver is old or tarnished it will require a little bit | | | | with some good quality non abrasive silver polish and |
| more work clean and restore, but there are ways to | | | | buff to a brilliant shine. |
| make that process a whole lot easier. | | | | If your silver is reasonably clean but tarnished you |
| When you've got a lot of silver to clean the quickest | | | | can use a silver maintenance polish to bring your |
| way is to use a silver cleaning plate and clean the | | | | silver back to life. |
| items using the process of electrolysis. | | | | |