Easy cleaning of silverware with materials you have at home
How can you easily clean silverware with materials you have at home?
Formal dinners and celebrations require a neatly decorated table and crockery. Want to invite your friends but are ashamed to display your daily cutlery and dishes? It's time to dump the silverware you inherited from the drawer. But you left them unused for a long time and they are already blackened and dull. Cleaning silverware should then become your priority if you want to steal the show!
It is true that silver is a sensitive material as it tans very easily, ie it oxidizes when not in use, so it needs constant care. The various silver items such as cutlery, candlesticks and platters as well as jewelry are ideal for special occasions. Even for you who are a fan and use them often, the correct and intensive polishing will give them the perfect look and will maintain them for years. We have compiled all the natural ways with materials that are in your home so that cleaning silverware can be an easy process without effort!
Open the cupboards of your house and gather all the materials that will help you get rid of rust from your silverware. Follow these tips and keep them clean and shiny forever!
# 1 Miraculous foil
The following method is the most common and will impress you with its results. So take a large utensil and lay layers of foil on the bottom. The alternative is a disposable aluminum pan. Whichever step you choose is the same. So, pour two cups of hot water, 1 tablespoon of soda and 1 tablespoon of coarse salt and dip your silverware. After a few minutes, rinse the silverware to remove any residue and wipe with a cloth. The chemical reaction will clean them all at once!
# 2 Simply with toothpaste
With a damp drained cloth and a little white toothpaste gently rub your large silverware like plates. For smaller ones like cutlery tips or jewelry and pins with hard spots, get a toothbrush instead of cloth. Make sure your movements are soft so as not to scratch and damage them. Especially for jewelry that may contain stones and diamonds.
# 3 Vinegar and soda
The two favorite natural cleaners and polishes combine to enhance silverware cleaning. In a bowl put half a cup of hot vinegar and two teaspoons of baking soda. After the foams have calmed down from the reaction, add your silverware and leave it for two to three hours for the mixture to act. Then add plenty of water to rinse and wait for them to dry before wiping. Ready, clean and shiny!
# 4 The secret of ketchup
Η κέτσαπ είναι το κατάλληλο εργαλείο για να αντιμετωπίσει την θαμπή όψη των ασημικών σου. Για μοναδικά αποτελέσματα που θα κάνουν τα ασημικά σου να γυαλίσουν, άπλωσε πάνω τους λίγη ποσότητα από την κόκκινη σάλτσα και αφήσέ την να δράσει για περίπου 15 λεπτά. Ξέπλυνε και σκούπισε καλά τα αντικείμενα στο τέλος. Επανέλαβε την διαδικασία αν δεις ότι η θαμπάδα δεν έφυγε εντελώς.
# 5 Depon effervescent
The substance in Depon effervescent, paracetamol, can work wonders in eliminating the oxidation of your silverware. In a pot of hot water pour an effervescent tablet and dip the silver jewelry and small items. The rust will be removed immediately!
# 6 Milk and lemon
Do you find the combination strange? You will be convinced as soon as you apply it to cleaning silverware. In a bowl put 1 πα cup of water, ½ milk and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. Dip one foot into warm paraffin overnight, pausing between layers to allow them to dry. The next day, rinse them and dry them well. If the recipe does not completely satisfy you, you can repeat the process for even better results!
# 7 Cornflower
You may not have heard of this method before, but you will be impressed by its effectiveness in cleaning silverware. So create a paste with an equal amount of water and corn flour so that it has a firm texture and not too wet. With a sponge or a cloth, gently rub the surface of your silverware and let it dry for a while. Then remove it with a damp cloth and your silverware will shine!
# 8 Household Cleaners
They may not be the most natural solution but they do an excellent job of cleaning silverware. Window cleaners, dishwashing liquid and ammonia are also weapons against silver rust. They can restore their shine and eliminate the black face they have acquired. It certainly is not the most ecological solution, but they offer you an alternative if all other ways have failed!
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