Old silver butter dish needs help!
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my son found an old silver plate butter dish and gave it to me. It is very dirty and needs cleaning the green stuff off along with another cleaning. It's quite ornate so there's a lot of curlicues and floral accents. I need help cleaning this silver dish.
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Try using plain white toothpaste
If the tarnish and discoloration is really deep in the intricate pattern, I'd suggest a dip formula, then use a regular paste with soft toothbrush. You don't want to use a rubbing product alone on silver-plate as the silver will wear off easily. If you can't get it clean enough for food use, try an artsy use for it, as a pincushion, part of a birdfeeder, plant saucer, etc. Lots of ideas here on hometalk and pinterest.
I collect a lot of silverplate flatware and hollow ware. I would use first a slightly abrasive scrubber like the rough side of a sponge. Then I would use a silver cleaner like Goddards, or Wrights. It is possible that what you think is dirt is actual wear where the silver coating has been worn off. Also if this is old it is probably a round butter dish, this should have a liner in it. Don't put the butter on the metal.
I sell a lot of silver on Ebay. Jewelry, silverware, serving sets. Silver polish and dips tend to remove some of the metal like Tarn X. 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.
White toothpaste is really helpful with this!
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.
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