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11:08 am
November 8, 2009
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quietstorm
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Found my grandmother silver set while cleaning in the basement….needless to say its been a while since it was polished. pretty much dark with spots of blue and copper tinge. My silver creme cleaner was hard as a rock, tried baking soda (which is my usual "go to" for silver) and it didnt do anything.
My husband said he heard of cleaning it with toothpaste, i did the lid to the sugar bowl and it got a lot of it off but not all and i'm afraid it might scratch it? anyone else know what I could try without having it refinished? Was hoping to use it for thanksgiving….
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11:20 am
November 8, 2009
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wvhomecanner
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I saved this out of a magazine long ago – inexpensive to try – I have had it work pretty well on small things (jewelry).
To banish tarnish:
Put a piece of aluminum foil shiny side up in a glass pan.
Fill pan with a solution made from boiling water with a few tsp. of baking soda.
Add your tarnished pieces.
HTH?
dede
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"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." ~ The Lorax by Dr. Seuss ~
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11:20 am
November 8, 2009
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CindyP
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Line a glass baking dish with aluminum foil. Pour HOT water in, add a couple tablespoons of baking soda and salt. Put the silverware in so it's touching the aluminum foil. Heavily tarnished may take quite a few minutes, but you can see the tarnish disappear. I had some that was black, it took 10-15 minutes…….. It smells like the liquid silver tarnish remover you would buy, so I knew it was working!! AND CHEAP!!
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“Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won’t have time to make them all yourself.” ― Alfred Sheinwold
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11:20 am
November 8, 2009
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CindyP
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HAHA, Dede, you beat me!!!!
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“Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won’t have time to make them all yourself.” ― Alfred Sheinwold
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11:28 am
November 8, 2009
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wvhomecanner
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"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." ~ The Lorax by Dr. Seuss ~
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11:47 am
November 8, 2009
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quietstorm
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thanks guys! one question…. the tea pot and pitcher are big…. should i just turn them as it goes? if it takes 15 or so minutes i would probably have to dump the water and add new hot water as it cools?
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12:24 pm
November 8, 2009
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CindyP
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Or you can fill your sink with hot water, I've done that too for a platter I had…………I would just use a couple pots of boiling water then fill with hot water from the faucet….unless you have extremely hot tap water………..
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“Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won’t have time to make them all yourself.” ― Alfred Sheinwold
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1:57 pm
November 8, 2009
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Pete
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In the possible category of dumb beyond belief, what I did with some stray family pieces we found was simply wash them in hot soapy water with a soft cloth, rinse, then dry them with another very soft cloth. The result was not a high polish, but most of the worst was removed, leaving a lovely patina with highlights (low lights?) in the crevices.
Had oiginally planned to try one of the "tricks" for polishing, after simply cleaning them with the soap and water, but we liked them the way they turned out with nothing else done to them. No, they don't look brand new, but then, they aren't!
Warning, in case you do do this, the cloths end up quite grey as a result. Two advantages we concluded by opting out of a high polish are that less silver was removed, and those areas when the silver is almost gone from the plated pieces are less noticable.
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Anulos qui animum ostendunt omnes gestemus!
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7:22 am
November 18, 2009
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Runningtrails – Sheryl
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| Mighty Chicken | posts 452 | |
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This would be great for jewelry too, cleaning the tiny hard to reach places. I'm going to try it. I have saved this recipe. Thanks so much!
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Sheryl
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7:16 am
November 19, 2009
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masonjar
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Running trails
One thing I use to clean jewlery -silver is plain ole baking soda , it is a trick that I learned from an older jewlery maker …you just but some of the soda in your hand about 1 Tbs and rub the dry soda over the piece and then rinse, might take a few time but it is non abrasive and it does work. I use alot of vintage silver in my work and this is a great way to keep the pitia and clean them up too.
Sara
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9:15 am
November 19, 2009
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Debnfla3
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Great tips.
I found tons of silver stuff when I was cleaning out my Mom's house. I didn't know she had so much and I don't think it has been polished in 50 years! It looks black. I hope I can get it cleaned up…some of it is really old. The pieces I do recognize was my Grandmothers.
Deb
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