Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
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Step 1
Handling helps keep silver free of tarnish, so use it regularly.
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Step 2
Avoid exposing silver for long periods of time to foods such as eggs, mustard and mayonnaise, which are high in sulfur and can corrode silver.
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Step 3
Avoid leaving silver on rubber mats to dry, as rubber also contains sulfur.
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Step 4
Wash and dry silver by hand.
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Step 5
Use a soft dish towel when drying silver.
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Step 6
Apply silver polish according to label instructions.
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Step 7
Rub the polish in thoroughly.
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Step 8
Buff the surface of polished silver with a fresh, dry polishing cloth until the silver has a bright sheen.
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Step 9
Thoroughly remove the polish from the silver before use; silver polish tastes terrible.
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Step 10
If silver is to be stored for a long time, pretreat it with a tarnish-retardant polish before storing.
Comments
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drdickson said
on 5/19/2009 I have performed many scientific studies on silver cleaners and other methods to remove silver sulfide (tarnish) and the best results came from Silvermate, a mild, liquid silver cleaner. My studies showed that it not only cleaned the silver but it polished as well. After extensive studies with sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) and aluminum on the same pieces of silver plated objects, I found that the silver plating began to wear thin and eventually vanish leaving the base metals. Cream and paste I found will eventually wear through the plating as well.
chefpierre said
on 3/24/2009 I'm a Chef and I buy silver cleaner. Its a non-hazardous liquid called Silvermate and only takes a few seconds to clean silver and it polishes as well. I have used it for 13 years and it will never scratch, remove silver, or leave residue. I've been happy with it so I thought I'd tell you about it.
betty_cornwell said
on 6/28/2007 I found a good article on polishing tarnished and discoloured silver trophies. Explaining what to do with photo's and pictures. http://www.alphatrophies.co.uk/cleaning_and_polishing_silver_.html
Mary
eggyoke said
on 6/26/2007 An old way of polishing is to use ashes from a wood fire. It can be messy but it cleans silver extremely well. It is the only method I use when I have the ashes on hand