How do I clean rust off a silver plate?

Karen
by Karen

I pulled a huge silver plated platter of my husband's Mother's and it has rust spots on it. What can I use to clean it?

  8 answers
  • William William on Dec 17, 2018

    I sell a lot of silver on Ebay. Jewelry, silverware, serving sets. Silver polish like Wrights and dips like TarnX 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. 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.

  • Kelli L. Milligan Kelli L. Milligan on Dec 17, 2018

    If after cleaning and there still is rust, try WD40. If really bad I would get rid of it. Silver plate has very little value today.

  • Cindy Cindy on Dec 18, 2018

    Hi Karen. I'm Cindy. Use approx. one tablespoon of baking soda and a damp rag to buff out the rust. Remove any remaining rust by buffing with toothpaste. Rinse with hot running water. Dry with soft cloth. Good luck Karen and Happy Holidays.

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  • Chloe Crabtree Chloe Crabtree on Oct 02, 2022

    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.

  • Johnavallance82 Johnavallance82 on Nov 30, 2022

    Try WD-40 to remove rust, then give a good wash.