The Ultimate Guide to Cleaning Your Vintage Silver - No Elbow Grease!

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by Doodle T and Me!
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$20
1 Hour
Easy
6 Simple Steps to Clean Vintage Silverware. It's All About the Chemistry! Baking Soda, Salt, Aluminum Foil, and Boiling Water. Place Silver in the Bath. Turn Once. Rinse. Dry. Done! The Luster of Vintage Silver is Amazing!Doodle T and Me! https://doodlet.me/wp-admin/post.php?post=22215&action=edit
Get the Luster of Silver in 6 Simple Steps.


It's All About the Chemistry. The mixture of Aluminum Foil, Salt, Baking Soda, and Boiling Water is the Chemistry Magic.
This is All You Need to Clean Silverware. 3 Items that you already have in your Kitchen.


Baking Sheet. Baking Soda. Salt. Aluminum Foil. Boiling Water.
Step One: Wrap Baking Sheet with Foil.
Step Two: Fill Baking Sheet with the Silver.
Step Three: Sprinkle the Silver with Baking Soda and Salt to Cover Each Piece.
Step Four: Fill the Pan with Boiling Water to Cover the Silver.
Step Five: Let the Silver Sit in the Soda/Salt Bath for 15 Minutes, Then Flip Over.
Keep Silver in the Bath for 15 Minutes More.
Step Six: Rinse in Warm Water and Set on a Towel to Dry.
Here's the Before...
And the After!
It's Not too Early to Give Luster to the Silver...


When I see the Sparkling, Shimmering Silver, I Always Think of the Line from A Visit From St. Nicholas...The Moon on the Breast of the New Fallen Snow, Gave a LUSTER of Midday to Objects Below.
Easy. Fast. And So Beautiful. Time to Set the Table.


Now you can use vintage silver for everyday. Mixing it all up to create a luscious table.icon
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  • Ruth Ruth on Jun 30, 2021

    Do you use equal amounts of baking soda and salt?


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