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How to Clean Silver

Have you always wanted to know how to properly clean silver but never took the plunge? Well you're in the right place. The Hometalk community will get you started with all you need to know about cleaning silver. We have discussion boards, amazing projects, video tutorials, and slideshows to make sure your silver shines like new.

How to Clean Silver and Bring Back the Shine

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How to Clean Silver and Bring Back the Shine

Polishing Your Silver

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.

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Appliances

Appliances

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Floors

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House

House

Kitchen

Kitchen

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Mattress

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Microwaves

Outdoor

Outdoor

Ovens

Ovens

Windows

Windows

Top Projects for Cleaning Silver

Here are the top silver cleaning projects to have you polishing in no time!

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How to Clean Silver, Easily!

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Silver Cleaning Hacks

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Saving Mom's Silver

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How to Clean Silver

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How to Clean Tarnish From Silver and Silver Plating

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Cleaning Tarnished Silver with Baking Soda

Cleaning Tarnished Silver with Baking Soda

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Silver Cleaning Videos

Looking for video tutorials on how to clean silver yourself? Take a look.

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How to Clean Silver, Easily!

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Silver Polished in Seconds!

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Hometalkers' Favorite DIY Silver Cleaning Projects

We've gathered the best DIY silver cleaning projects for your enjoyment.

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How to Clean Silver, Easily!

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The Easiest Rust Remover

The Easiest Rust Remover

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How to Clean Silver Without Chemicals

How to Clean Silver Without Chemicals

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How to Polish your Silver with Toothpaste!

How to Polish your Silver with Toothpaste!

Have you ever heard of using toothpaste as a silver polish? This old-fashioned trick really works!...

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How to Clean Silver Heirlooms

How to Clean Silver Heirlooms

Here is an easy way to clean pieces, sterling and/or plate silver with a large pot of hot hot water...

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Popular Cleaning Silver Discussions

Here are the discussions Hometalkers are having now about how to best clean silver.

How to clean silverware with milk?

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How do I clean my silver Ware with milk why no answer

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Best way to clean large silver platter and punch bowl.

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i have silver plated pieces for many years and they are very...

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How to clean collector's spoons?

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This set of about 16 collector spoons were handed down from my mother....

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How to clean silver plated

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Got a Cleaning Question?

Has a silver cleaning question got you stumped? Ask our DIYers here.

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New Silver Cleaning Projects

Get your silver sparkling with our new silver cleaning projects.

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Easy DIY: How to Clean Silver Naturally With Green Ingredients

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Cleaning Silver

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