I sell a lot of silver on Ebay. Jewelry, silverware, serving sets. Silver polish and dips tend to remove some of the metal. The foil method doesn't work that great and still leaves a grey film that still needs to be removed AND it also removes some of the metal. I use white toothpaste (not gel)and a damp toothbrush. For large items I use a damp cloth. Also works on copper, brass, gold, porcelain, ceramics, sneakers, plastics, etc. For my sales I needed one product for cleaning everything.
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Hello Lacima, Click on the link below to view the no-chemicals silver cleaner recipe that you were looking for. Good luck!
https://www.mnn.com/your-home/at-home/stories/amp/how-to-clean-silver-with-green-ingredients
Here is what other Hometalkers do!
https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=How%20to%20clean%20silver
I like to use the jewlers impregnated cloth for jewelry Like this— non toxic made in USA
https://www.amazon.com/Polishing-Cloth-Silver-Metals-Largest/dp/B000FIS5U4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1522698955&sr=8-1&keywords=Jewelers+cloth
white toothpaste
Thank you one and all for your most appreciated help.
I sell a lot of silver on Ebay. Jewelry, silverware, serving sets. Silver polish and dips tend to remove some of the metal. The foil method doesn't work that great and still leaves a grey film that still needs to be removed AND it also removes some of the metal. I use white toothpaste (not gel)and a damp toothbrush. For large items I use a damp cloth. Also works on copper, brass, gold, porcelain, ceramics, sneakers, plastics, etc. For my sales I needed one product for cleaning everything.
White toothpaste and toothbrush.
These are many ways to clean your silver, try one of these:
No more tarnishing with aluminum
Boil 4 cups of water, a tablespoon of baking soda, and some aluminum foil. Place silverware in for 10 seconds then remove with kitchen tongs.
Ketchup isn’t just for eating
Tarnished silver can be polished with ketchup using a paper towel – for silver that has crevices, use a toothbrush.
Kill two birds with one stone
When using Windex to clean your windows, spray some on a rag and use it to scrub your silver.
Brush your silver with toothpaste
Use circular motions to brush non-gel and non-abrasive toothpaste onto silver. Leave on for five minutes before washing off with water.
Use soda for tarnished silver
Fill a plastic bowl with lemon-lime soda and place slightly tarnished silver in it for one hour. Rinse and dry with a paper towel.