Silver tarnishes quickly than any other precious metal. The white shine may mesmerize you with its sparkle but very soon you will find them dull and grim. There is not much you can do to prevent the discoloration. As long as the moisture is there in the air, silvery shine will turn dark gloomy.
But I have rounded up the 5 easiest ways with the help of Glimmr home cleaning to clean silver jewelry and silverware. Now all the silvery shine inside the jewelry box and cupboard will be intact.
Liquid Soap
Dirt and chemical residue makes the silver dull in no time. And nothing can beat soap water to remove the dirt and residue from the surfaces of silver. Make a solution of liquid soap and water and make lather.
Take some warm water in a bucket and add a few drops of liquid soap to make the lather. Put the silvers inside the solution and let them stay for 5 to 10-minutes. Now scrub with a soft-bristled brush to get the shine back.
Baking Soda Paste
Baking soda works as a micro abrasive to remove the most stubborn but minute dust particles from the surface. Besides it scrubs off the chemical residue formed by oxidation. Mix a tablespoon full of baking soda with double the amount of water and make a paste.
Apply the paste on the silver resurface and wipe it off with brush or soft cloth. Make sure you scrub them thoroughly to get rid of the tarnishes.
Olive Oil and Lemon
Acidic nature of the lemon generates vigorous reaction on the silver surface and loosen all the attached residue. Moreover, it removes the stubborn stains made by oxidation and dirt. Olive oil, on the other hand, polish up the surface and makes the silverware shine even better.
Mix 1 tablespoon of olive oil with ½ cup of lemon juice. Apply the solution with a soft cloth and wipe later. Wait and let the glaze dazzle your eyes.
Vinegar and Baking Soda
Like lemon juice, vinegar is a mild acid that removes any rust and residue from the metal surface. And you already know the abrasive nature of baking soda. When you will use this combo, vinegar will loosen the grime while soda will scrub them off.
Put 2 tablespoon of baking soda in ½ cup of vinegar and let them mix. Apply the solution on any silver jewelry and wipe the excess with soft cloth. Any silver material will get its old shine back within a few minutes.
Tweak with Toothpaste
Fluoride and Calcium in the toothpaste are silver’s great friend. They generate reaction over the surface and wipe out the grimmest residue and tarnishes. Some toothpaste has soda in it to act like an abrasive material.
Mix toothpaste in water and make a solution. Apply it with a soft bristle brush on any silver jewelry or silverware. You can apply this solution on silver plated materials as it has least abrasive materials in it.
